To describe the overwhelming life of a tropical forest just in terms of inert biochemistry and DNA didn't seem to give a very full picture of the world. Rupert Sheldrake biochemistrydescribedna Change image and share on social
In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings. Rupert Sheldrake dishonestexhibitexploitative Change image and share on social
Contemporary science is based on the philosophy of materialism, which claims that all reality is material or physical. Rupert Sheldrake baseclaimcontemporary 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 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 actbasebelief 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
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
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
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
All research scientists know that writing in the passive voice is artificial; they are not disembodied observers, but people doing research. Rupert Sheldrake artificialdisembodyobserver Change image and share on social
