82 Quotes by Rupert Sheldrake

Science at its best is an open-minded method of inquiry, not a belief system.

To 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.

In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings.

The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of thing has a collective memory. So, take a squirrel living in New York now. That squirrel is being influenced by all past squirrels.

Bad religion is arrogant, self-righteous, dogmatic and intolerant. And so is bad science. But unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize that their opinions are based on faith. They think they know the truth.

The sciences are being held back by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas, maintained by powerful taboos. I believe that the sciences will be regenerated when they are set free.

I still say the 'Lord's Prayer' every day. It covers a lot of ground in our relation to the world.

There's a certain kind of scepticism that can't bear uncertainty.

I think that the 'laws of nature' are also prone to evolve; I think they are more like habits than laws.