I learnt about plants from my father, who was a herbalist and an amateur microscopist. Rupert Sheldrake amateurfatherherbalist Change image and share on social
I think hard work is what gets most people to the top. Rupert Sheldrake hardpeopletop Change image and share on social
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 arrogantbadbase share on social
Because a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one. Rupert Sheldrake positionskepticaluncertain Change image and share on social
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 beliefbelieverchemistry share on social
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 collectiveideainfluence Change image and share on social
Right now, any opinion anyone has about whether dogs can or cannot really tell when their owner is coming home by some unknown means... nobody knows. The weight of evi dence suggests they can. Rupert Sheldrake comedencedog Change image and share on social
I'm talking about science on the leading edge, where it's not clear which way things are going be cause we don't know, and I'm dealing with areas which we don't know about. Rupert Sheldrake areacleardeal Change image and share on social
I think that the 'laws of nature' are also prone to evolve; I think they are more like habits than laws. Rupert Sheldrake evolvehabitlaw Change image and share on social
Of the seven experiments, the ones that have been most investigated so far have been the pets. The dogs who know when their masters for coming home, and the sense of being stared at. Rupert Sheldrake comedogexperiment Change image and share on social
