“This is a quantum universe ... neither random nor determined. It is potential at every second. All you can do is intervene.” UniverseCan DoDeterminedQuantumEvery Second Author:Jeanette Winterson
“The moral issues with which Marcus struggles would be, as he points out, unchanged whether the universe were mechanical and devoid of meaning or value or ruled by deity or Providence; whether the will were in fact free or determined; whether there were or were not a future life, or any even fugitive rewards and punishments at all.” FactsWould BeValuesUniverseMoralStruggleIssuesRewardsDeterminedPunishmentProvidenceDeitiesFugitiveFuture LifeMoral IssuesReward And Punishment Book:Classics Revisited Source: Classics Revisited
“Spinoza , for example, thought that insight into the essence of reality, into the harmonious structure of the eternal universe, necessarily awakens love for this universe. For him, ethical conduct is entirely determined by such insight into nature, just as our devotion to a person may be determined by insight into his greatness or genius. Fears and petty passions, alien to the great love of the universe, which is logos itself, will vanish, according to Spinoza, once our understanding of reality is deep enough.” MayPersonsEnoughRealityUniversePassionUnderstandingExampleGreatnessGeniusEternalEssenceStructureInsightDeterminedDevotionAliensEthicalPettyGreat LoveHarmoniousLogosSpinoza Book:Eclipse of Reason Source: Eclipse of Reason
“So loving is the universe, so joyful, so determined to give us everything we need and to love us and show us the way to live, too, that we are beaten to the ground, boiled by God's waves, as we play in the surf.” WayNeedsGivingPlayShowsUniverseWaveDeterminedJoyfulBeatenWay To LiveSurf Author:Sophy Burnham
“Morality and immorality are not defined by man's changing attitudes and social customs. They are determined by the God of the universe, whose timeless standards cannot be ignored with impunity.” MenUniverseSocialAttitudeMoralityStandardsDeterminedDefinedCustomsIgnoredTimelessImmoralityImpunityChanging Attitude Book:Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions: Marriage & Sexuality Source: Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions: Marriage & Sexuality