Science is not the enemy of humanity but one of the deepest expressions of the human desire to realize that vision of infinite knowledge. Science shows us that the visible world is neither matter nor spirit; the visible world is the invisible organization of energy.
Heinz PagelsStars are like animals in the wild. We may see the very young but never their actual birth, which is a veiled and secret event.
Heinz PagelsInformation is just signs and numbers, while knowledge involves their meaning. What we want is knowledge, but what we get is information.
Heinz PagelsWe surely stand at the threshold of a great adventure of the human spiritó a new synthesis of knowledge, a potential integration of art and science, a deeper grasp of human psychology, a deepening of the symbolic representations of our existence and feelings as given in religion and culture, the formation of an international order based on cooperation and nonviolent competition. It seems not too much to hope for these things.
Heinz Pagels