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Fritjof Capra has 46 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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The mathematical framework of quantum theory has passed countless successful tests and is now universally accepted as a consistent and accurate description…
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The fact that modern physics, the manifestation of an extreme specialization of the rational mind, is now making contact with mysticism, the…
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A page from a journal of modern experimental physics will be as mysterious to the uninitiated as a Tibetan mandala. Both are…
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The influence of modern physics goes beyond technology. It extends to the realm of thought and culture where it has led to…
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The more we study the major problems of our time, the more we come to realise that they cannot be understood in…
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When carbon (C), Oxygen (o) and hydrogen (H) atoms bond in a certain way to form sugar, the resulting compound has a…
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The phenomenon of emergence takes place at critical points of instability that arise from fluctuations in the environment, amplified by feedback loops.…
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Whenever the essential nature of things is analysed by the intellect, it must seem absurd or paradoxical. This has always been recognized…
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If physics leads us today to a world view which is essentially mystical, it returns, in a way, to its beginning, 2,500…
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Subatomic particles have no meaning as isolated entities, but can only be understood as interconnections between the preparation of an experiment and…
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Both the physicist and the mystic want to communicate their knowledge, and when they do so with words their statements are paradoxical…
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A diverse ecosystem will also be resilient, because it contains many species with overlapping ecological functions that can partially replace one another.…
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The basic pattern of life is a network. Whenever you see life, you see networks. The whole planet, what we can term…
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