Science Is About Explaining The World, And

When I Was A Student Almost Nobody Thought There Was Any Life Beyond Earth. Today It's Fashionable To Say That There Is Life All Over The Place, That The Universe Is Teeming With It, But The Scientific Facts On The Ground Haven't Really Changed.

The Universe Is Not A Collection Of Objects, But Is An Inseparable Web Of Vibrating Energy Patterns In Which No One Component Has Reality Independently From The Entirety. Included In The Entirety Is The Observer.

There Is For Me Powerful Evidence That There Is Something Going On Behind It All. . . It Seems As Though Somebody Has Fine Tuned Nature's Numbers To Make The Universe. . . The Impression Of Design Is Overwhelming.

The Secret Of Our Success On Planet Earth Is Space. Lots Of It. Our Solar System Is A Tiny Island Of Activity In An Ocean Of Emptiness.

Science, We Are Repeatedly Told, Is The Most Reliable Form Of Knowledge About The World Because It Is Based On Testable Hypotheses. Religion, By Contrast, Is Based On Faith. The Term 'doubting Thomas' Well Illustrates The Difference.