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Heinz R. Pagels
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The world changed from having the determinism of a clock to having the contingency of a pinball machine.
Heinz R. Pagels,
#World
#Machine
#Determinism
Stars are like animals in the wild. We may see the young but never the actual birth, which is a veiled and secret event.
Heinz R. Pagels,
#May
#Stars
#Animals
I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.
Heinz R. Pagels,
#Commitment
#Reason
#Science
Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts.
Heinz R. Pagels,
#Science
#Help
Science shows us what exists but not what to do about it.
Heinz R. Pagels,
#Science