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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:00 AM

God enough

We should see the ceaseless creativity of nature as sacred, argues biologist Stuart Kauffman, despite what Richard Dawkins might say.

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 09:54 AM

    @ SalilM

    What?!?

    I thought that if a tree fell in the forest and I wasn't there to ascribe meaning to it, that the forest wouldn't exist!!!

    Well then, I'm not the Determiner, am I?

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