So Whitehead's metaphysics doesn't fit very well on to physics as we understand the process of the world. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes fit metaphysic physic
After all, the universe required ten billion years of evolution before life was even possible; the evolution of the stars and the evolving of new chemical elements in the nuclear furnaces of the stars were indispensable prerequisites for the generation of life. John Polkinghorne billionchemicalelement share on social
Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story. John Polkinghorne attentionbegincreation Change image and share on social
Theologians have a great problem because they're seeking to speak about God. Since God is the ground of everything that is, there's a sense in which every human inquiry is grist to the theological mill. Obviously, no theologian can know everything. John Polkinghorne godgreatgrind share on social
We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. Jeremy Rifkin agebiologychemistry Change image and share on social
Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic. John Ray algebraarithmeticmetaphysic Change image and share on social
As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by 'survival of the fittest.' Bill Cosby basketbrotherchild share on social