In the discoveries of science the harmony of the spheres is also now the harmony of life. And as the eerie illumination of science penetrates evermore deeply into the order of nature, the cosmos appears increasingly to be a vast system finely tuned to generate life and organisms of biology very similar, perhaps identical, to ourselves. All the evidence available in the biological sciences supports the core proposition of traditional natural theology - that the cosmos is a specially designed whole with life and mankind as a fundamental goal and purpose, a whole in which all facets of reality, from the size of galaxies to the thermal capacity of water, have their meaning and explanation in this central fact.
Four centuries after the scientific revolution apparently destroyed irretrievably man's special place in the universe, banished Aristotle, and rendered teleological speculation obsolete, the relentless stream of discovery has turned dramatically in favor of teleology and design, and the doctrine of the microcosm is reborn. As I hope the evidence presented in this book has shown, science, which has been for centuries the great ally of atheism and skepticism, has become at last, in the final days of the second millennium, what Newton and many of its early advocates had so fervently wished - the "defender of the anthropocentric faith.
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I am a fugitive and a vagabond, a sojourner seeking signs.
Annie DillardMy help had been needed and claimed; I had given it: I was pleased to have done something: trivial, transitory though the deed was, it was yet an active thing, and I was weary of an existence all passive.
Charlotte BrontëIt does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters,
Amit RayTags: wisdom life money inspirational kindness happiness love compassion purpose perspective meaning-of-life philosophy peace self-discovery spirituality self-awareness spirit respect revelation meditation attention purpose-of-life oneness positive-attitude purpose-in-life happy-life positive-living purposeful-living
I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, "aw shit, he's up!
Steve MaraboliTags: motivational life inspirational devil purpose goodness live morning aspirations
Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life.
Steve MaraboliTags: life inspirational love purpose breath moments
Depend on it. God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. He is too wise a God to frustrate His purposes for lack of funds, and He can just as easily supply them ahead of time as afterwards, and He much prefers doing so.
James Hudson TaylorTags: purpose god need missionary funds provide supply
Following all the rules leaves a completed checklist. Following your heart achieves a completed you.
Ray A. DavisTags: purpose authenticity bliss breaking-rules selfhood
Once you start recognizing the truth of your story, finish the story. It happened but you're still here, you're still capable, powerful, you're not your circumstance. It happened and you made it through. You're still fully equipped with every single tool you need to fulfill your purpose.
Steve MaraboliTags: motivational life inspirational truth purpose powerful circumstance life-story self-love tools
Life is difficult.
M. Scott PeckTags: life truth thinking reality purpose wonder thought living excitement truism real reality-check wonderment purposeful mentation
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