Atoms are weird stuff, behaving like active agents rather than inert substances. They make unpredictable choices between alternative possibilities according to the laws of quantum mechanics. It appears that mind, as manifested by the capacity to make choices, is to some extent inherent in every atom. The universe is also weird, with its laws of nature that make it hospitable to the growth of mind. I do not make any clear distinction between mind and God. God is what mind becomes when it passes beyond the scale of our comprehension.
When the great innovation appears, it will almost certainly be in muddled, incomplete and confusing form. ... For any speculation which does not at f… - Freeman Dyson
When the great innovation appears, it will almost certainly be in muddled, incomplete and confusing form. ... For any speculation which does not at f…
- Freeman Dyson
The public has a distorted view of science because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact, … - Freeman Dyson
The public has a distorted view of science because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact, …
You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind? - Freeman Dyson
You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?
The fundamental reason why carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is critically important to biology is that there is so little of it. A field of corn grow… - Freeman Dyson
The fundamental reason why carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is critically important to biology is that there is so little of it. A field of corn grow…
As we look out into the Universe and identify the many accidents of physics and astronomy that have worked together to our benefit, it almost seems a… - Freeman Dyson
As we look out into the Universe and identify the many accidents of physics and astronomy that have worked together to our benefit, it almost seems a…
Science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries. - Freeman Dyson
Science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.
The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm. - Freeman Dyson
The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm.
In the history of science it has often happened that the majority was wrong and refused to listen to a minority that later turned out to be right. - Freeman Dyson
In the history of science it has often happened that the majority was wrong and refused to listen to a minority that later turned out to be right.
Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science. - Freeman Dyson
Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science.
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