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When you realize that the laws of nature must be incredibly finely tuned to produce the universe we see, that conspires to…
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Science and religion...are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. Some people may find this surprising, for there's a feeling…
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The test of a theory is its ability to cope with all the relevant phenomena, not its a priori 'reasonableness'. The latter…
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Mathematics is the abstract key which turns the lock of the physical universe.
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I think it's very important to maintain the classical Christian distinction between the Creator and creation.
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Bottom up thinkers try to start from experience and move from experience to understanding. They don't start with certain general principles they…
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Nevertheless, all of us who work in quantum physics believe in the reality of a quantum world, and the reality of quantum…
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I'm a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality - one world of our experience…
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The remarkable insights that science affords us into the intelligible workings of the world cry out for an explanation more profound than…
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Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to…
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Of course, Einstein was a very great scientist indeed, and I have enormous respect for him, and great admiration for the discoveries…
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should…
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Your great power lies not on the surface, but deep within your being.
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The black fist is a meaningless symbol. When you open it, you have nothing but fingers - weak, empty fingers. The only…
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The current moguls understand that true media power lies not in firing up our outrage, as Hearst did, but in befuddling it…
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The beauty myth moves for men as a mirage; its power lies in its ever-receding nature. When the gap is closed, the…
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Pray on, dear one- the power lies that way
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There are some things we can control and others we simply cannot. And our ability to distinguish between them is critical to…
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Literature for me… tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been…
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Power lies in reason, resolution, and truth. No matter how long the tyrant endures, he will be the loser at the end.
— Khalil
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Don't blend in; instead, clash with your environment. Stand out. Be different. That's what will draw attention to your ideas. Nothing has…
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Wherever you are, that’s your stage, your circle of influence. That’s your talk show, that’s where your power lies. ... You have…
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