Complex sentence: A tree of life is a common motif in various world theologies, mythologies, and philosophies; a mystical concept alluding to the interconnectedness of all life on our planet; and a metaphor for common descent in the evolutionary sense.
Split into simpler sentences: A tree of life is a common motif in various world theologies, mythologies, and philosophies. A mystical concept alluding to the interconnectedness of all life on our planet; and a metaphor for common descent in the evolutionary sense.