Machines Are Designed Not To Be Random.

In Both Religion And Science, Some People Are Dishonest, Exploitative, Incompetent And Exhibit Other Human Failings.

To Describe The Overwhelming Life Of A Tropical Forest Just In Terms Of Inert Biochemistry And Dna Didn't Seem To Give A Very Full Picture Of The World.

The Universe Is Not In A Steady State; There's An Ongoing Creative Principle In Nature, Which Is Driving Things Onwards.

The Gaia Hypothesis Of James Lovelock [and Lynn Margulis] Puts Forward A Scientific View Of The Living Earth, Which In One Respect Is Modern, Empherical, Scientific, In Another Respect Re-awakens An Ancient Archetype, Which In Fact Is So Clearly Suggested By The Very Name Of The Hypothesis, Gaia, The Greek Name For Mother Earth.

I'm Talking About Science On The Leading Edge, Where It's Not Clear Which Way Things Are Going Be Cause We Don't Know, And I'm Dealing With Areas Which We Don't Know About.