“The West believes that man and the universe are both complex and that the apparently discordant parts of each can be put into a reasonably workable arrangement with a little good will, patience, and experimentation.” MenBelieveLittlesUniverseWestComplexesArrangementsGood WillExperimentation Book:Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time Source: Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time
“The opportunity should not be lost, which is afforded by the occasion, for illustrating and enforcing the thought that the universe, its creation, its arrangement, and all of its developing processes, are not due to human planning or oversight, but to the infinite wisdom and power of God.” ShouldHumansUniverseOpportunityLostProcessCreationInfiniteDuesPlanningOccasionsDevelopingArrangementsPower Of GodOversightIllustrating Author:Andrew S. Draper
“But amid much elegance and precision, the details of life and the Universe also exhibit haphazard, jury-rigged arrangements and much poor planning. What shall we make of this: an edifice abandoned early in construction by the architect?” UniversePoorAtheismDetailsPositive AtheismPlanningAbandonedConstructionArchitectArrangementsEleganceJuryExhibitsPrecisionEdificeRiggedHaphazardPoor PlanningDetails Of Life Book:Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“One is faced with a dilemma: If one places total trust in all other users, one is vulnerable to the antisocial behavior of any malicious user consider the case of viruses. But if one tries to be totally reclusive and isolated, one is not only bored, but one's information universe will cease to grow and be enhanced by interaction with others. The result is that most of us operate in a complicated trade-off zone with various arrangements of trust and security mechanisms.” IfsTryingUniverseGrowsResultsCasesSecurityInformationBehaviorTradeVariousComplicatedCeaseVulnerableBoredZoneMechanismIsolatedInteractionUsersArrangementsVirusesDilemmaMaliciousAntisocialTrade OffsInteraction With OthersAntisocial Behavior Author:Fernando J. Corbato
“We have reversed the usual classical notion that the independent "elementary parts" of the world are the fundamental reality, and that the various systems are merely particular contingent forms and arrangements of these parts. Rather, we say that inseparable quantum interconnectedness of the whole universe is the fundamental reality, and that relatively independent behaving parts are merely particular and contingent forms within this whole.” WorldWholeRealityFormUniverseParticularIndependentFundamentalsNotionVariousUsualQuantumArrangementsInseparableInterconnectedness Author:David Bohm