No Inanimate Object Is Ever Fully Determined

We Know More Than We Can Tell.

Personal Participation Is The Universal Principle Of Knowing.

Theories Of Evolution Must Provide For The Creative Acts Which Brought Such Theories Into Existence.

The Amount Of Knowledge Which We Can Justify From Evidence Directly Available To Us Can Never Be Large. The Overwhelming Proportion Of Our Factual Beliefs Continue Therefore To Be Held At Second Hand Through Trusting Others, And In The Great Majority Of Cases Our Trust Is Placed In The Authority Of Comparatively Few People Of Widely Acknowledged Standing.

Admittedly, Scientific Authority Is Not Distributed Evenly Throughout The Body Of Scientists; Some Distinguished Members Of The Profession Predominate Over Others Of A More Junior Standing.