Heinz R. Pagels

I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science. ↗

— Heinz R. Pagels

#commitment #i #like #occult #other

Stars are like animals in the wild. We may see the young but never the actual birth, which is a veiled and secret event. ↗

— Heinz R. Pagels

#birth #event #like #may #never

Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts. ↗

— Heinz R. Pagels

#accurately #cannot #conflicts #debates #frame

Science shows us what exists but not what to do about it. ↗

— Heinz R. Pagels

#exists #science #shows #us

The world changed from having the determinism of a clock to having the contingency of a pinball machine. ↗

— Heinz R. Pagels

#clock #contingency #determinism #having #machine