It Is A Primitive Form Of Thought

In Einstein's Theory Of Relativity The Observer Is A Man Who Sets Out In Quest Of Truth Armed With A Measuring-rod. In Quantum Theory He Sets Out With A Sieve.

Oh Leave The Wise Our Measures To Collate. One Thing At Least Is Certain, Light Has Weight. One Thing Is Certain And The Rest Debate. Light Rays, When Near The Sun, Do Not Go Straight.

Let Us Suppose That An Ichthyologist Is Exploring The Life Of The Ocean. He Casts A Net Into The Water And Brings Up A Fishy Assortment. Surveying His Catch, He Proceeds In The Usual Manner Of A Scientist To Systematise What It Reveals. He Arrives At Two Generalisations: No Sea-creature Is Less Than Two Inches Long. (2) All Sea-creatures Have Gills. These Are Both True Of His Catch, And He Assumes Tentatively That They Will Remain True However Often He Repeats It.

In Any Attempt To Bridge The Domains Of Experience Belonging To The Spiritual And Physical Sides Of Nature, Time Occupies The Key Position.

The Idea Of A Universal Mind Or Logos Would Be, I Think, A Fairly Plausible Inference From The Present State Of Scientific Theory.