"Not that chance dominated events in the early……" — Eric Chaisson
"Not that chance dominated events in the early Solar System, for scientific determinism was also functioning. But chance is an essential factor in all evolutionary events, and the birth and development of our planetary system were not exceptions."
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9 Quotes by Eric Chaisson
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Science is agnostic when it comes to god; not atheistic, as some people prefer to read that laden word wrongly;…
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Though we might like to think so, humankind is not at any special, unique or privileged location in the gargantuan,…
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Apparently, myths become truths if upheld long enough.
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The two go hand in hand like a dance: chance flirts with necessity, randomness with determinism. To be sure, it…
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At every level in our inventory, nothing seems special about our Earth, our Sun, our Galaxy, our Local Group. Evidently,…
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Let's first ask, what is life? And immediately we are stumped.
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Researchers argue that it's of utmost importance to unravel the nature of black holes, lest we someday begin to worship…
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Given enough time, even evolution evolves.
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