For more than 200 years, materialists have promised that science will eventually explain everything in terms of physics and chemistry. Believers are sustained by the faith that scientific discoveries will justify their beliefs. Rupert Sheldrake beliefbelieverchemistry share on social
Bad religion is arrogant, self-righteous, dogmatic and intolerant. And so is bad science. But unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize that their opinions are based on faith. They think they know the truth. Rupert Sheldrake arrogantbadbase share on social
Most of nature is inherently chaotic. It's not rigidly determined in the old sense. It's not rigidly predictable. Rupert Sheldrake chaoticdetermineinherently Change image and share on social
The sciences are being held back by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas, maintained by powerful taboos. I believe that the sciences will be regenerated when they are set free. Rupert Sheldrake assumptionbackdogma Change image and share on social
The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of thing has a collective memory. So, take a squirrel living in New York now. That squirrel is being influenced by all past squirrels. Rupert Sheldrake collectiveideainfluence Change image and share on social
I have been a scientist for more than 40 years, having studied at Cambridge and Harvard. I researched and taught at Cambridge University, was a research fellow of the Royal Society, and have more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals. I am strongly pro-science. Rupert Sheldrake cambridgefellowharvard share on social
Of the seven experiments, the ones that have been most investigated so far have been the pets. The dogs who know when their masters for coming home, and the sense of being stared at. Rupert Sheldrake comedogexperiment Change image and share on social
Because a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one. Rupert Sheldrake positionskepticaluncertain Change image and share on social
I think that the 'laws of nature' are also prone to evolve; I think they are more like habits than laws. Rupert Sheldrake evolvehabitlaw Change image and share on social
I still say the 'Lord's Prayer' every day. It covers a lot of ground in our relation to the world. Rupert Sheldrake coverdaygrind Change image and share on social
