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The facts of science are real enough, and so are the techniques th

The facts of science are real enough, and so are the techniques that scientists use, and so are the technologies based on them. But the belief system that governs conventional scientific thinking is an act of faith. – Rupert Sheldrake

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For more than 200 years, materialists have promised that science will eventually explain everything in terms of physics and chemistry. Believers are sustained by the faith that scientific discoveries will justify their beliefs. – Rupert Sheldrake

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The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of thing has a collective memory. So, take a squirrel living in New York now. That squirrel is being influenced by all past squirrels. – Rupert Sheldrake

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In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings. – Rupert Sheldrake

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Faith means living with uncertainty – feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark. – Dan Millman

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Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what youre doing because if not, you feel like its a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent. – Gael Garcia Bernal

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When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith. – Abraham Kuyper

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Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish. – Barbara Smith

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Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence, 19

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