The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality in principle, leaving only the details to be filled in.
Rupert SheldrakeTo 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.
Rupert SheldrakeMatter is merely mind deadened by the development of habit to the point where the breaking up of these habits is very difficult.
Rupert SheldrakeContemporary science is based on the philosophy of materialism, which claims that all reality is material or physical.
Rupert SheldrakeThe assumption that the laws of nature are eternal is a vestige of the Christian belief system that informed the early postulates of modern science in the seventeenth century. Perhaps the laws of nature have actually evolved along with nature itself, and perhaps they are still evolving. Or perhaps they are not laws at all, but more like habits.
Rupert Sheldrake