Evolution, of course, is not something that simply applies to life here on earth; it applies to the whole universe.
John PolkinghorneGod didn't produce a ready-made world. The Creator has done something cleverer than this, making a world able to make itself.
John PolkinghorneWell, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful.
John PolkinghorneIf the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have certainly shown that.
John Polkinghorne