Most of nature is inherently chaotic. It's not rigidly determined in the old sense. It's not rigidly predictable. Rupert Sheldrake chaoticdetermineinherently Change image and share on social
I learnt about plants from my father, who was a herbalist and an amateur microscopist. Rupert Sheldrake amateurfatherherbalist Change image and share on social
Now the whole point about machines is they are designed not to be random. When you call up a word processing program on your computer, you don't want it to be different every time you call it up. You want it to stay the same. Rupert Sheldrake callcomputerdesign 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
The simplest and cheapest of all reforms within institutional science is to switch from the passive to the active voice in writing about science. Rupert Sheldrake activecheapinstitutional Change image and share on social
I have been a scientist for more than 40 years, having studied at Cambridge and Harvard. I researched and taught at Cambridge University, was a research fellow of the Royal Society, and have more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals. I am strongly pro-science. Rupert Sheldrake cambridgefellowharvard 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
Because a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one. Rupert Sheldrake positionskepticaluncertain 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
I still say the 'Lord's Prayer' every day. It covers a lot of ground in our relation to the world. Rupert Sheldrake coverdaygrind Change image and share on social
