Quote by Rupert Sheldrake
The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of

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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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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Bad religion is arrogant, self-righteous, dogmatic and intolerant. And so is bad science. But unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize that their opinions are based on faith. They think they know the truth. – Rupert Sheldrake

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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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There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself in no wise hath she need of an author. – Marquis de Sade

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Nature… is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest. – Charles Baudelaire

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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion. – Umberto Eco

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I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because its so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, theres no noise other than nature – and its so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind. – Tiger Woods

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