[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fzC9LQQj_LStbsmIWHIdiN9Khbyi7uOGalctUwWzhaiY":3,"$f8JEzY2du0T_YZh8N9JkmDe5QjgxlSjkc9hjH8ix12Io":16},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},187432,"Rupert Sheldrake","R",82,null,"rupert-sheldrake",[12],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},291656,"british-scientist",5,{"quotes":17,"pagination":82},[18,26,32,38,44,50,56,63,69,76],{"id":19,"quote_text":20,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":23,"source":24,"quote_tag":25,"commentary":9},3402414,"Traditional theories of human creativity ascribe it to inspiration from a higher source working through the creative individual, who acts as a channel. The same conception underlies the notion of genius; originally the genius was not the person himself but his presiding god or spirit.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":29,"source":30,"quote_tag":31,"commentary":9},3402412,"All creation or destruction of forms, or morphogenesis, can be described by the disappearance of the attractors representing the initial forms, and their replacement by capture by the attractors representing the final forms.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":33,"quote_text":34,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":35,"source":36,"quote_tag":37,"commentary":9},3402409,"Mathematically, morphogenetic fields can be modified in terms of attractors within basins of attraction.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},3402407,"But the cosmonaut Aleksandr Aleksandrov summed up the principal message for millions of people. Looking down on America and then in Russia, he saw the first snow and imagined people in both countries getting ready for winter. “And then it struck me that we are all children of our Earth. It does not matter what country you look at. We are all Earth’s children, and we should treat her as our Mother.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":45,"quote_text":46,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":47,"source":48,"quote_tag":49,"commentary":9},3402402,"The sunlike energy released by the fusion of atoms of the lightest element, hydrogen, is detonated by the fission of one of the heaviest, plutonium, named after the god of the underworld.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":51,"quote_text":52,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":53,"source":54,"quote_tag":55,"commentary":9},3402398,"I am all in favour of science and reason if they are scientific and reasonable. But I am against granting scientists and the materialist worldview an exemption from critical thinking and sceptical investigation. We need an enlightenment of the Enlightenment.17.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":57,"quote_text":58,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":59,"source":60,"quote_tag":61,"commentary":62},3402391,"In any case, however many subatomic particles there may be, organisms are wholes, and reducing them to their parts by killing them and analysing their chemical constituents simply destroys what makes them organisms.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nRupert Sheldrake, a biologist and author, likely penned this quote in the context of his work on the nature of life and consciousness. As a leading figure in the field of biochemistry and a proponent of the idea of \"morphic resonance,\" Sheldrake's thoughts on the interconnectedness of living beings were shaped by his observations of the intricate web of life. During the 1980s, Sheldrake was actively challenging the dominant reductionist views in biology, arguing for a more holistic understanding of living organisms.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath the surface of this quote is a profound critique of the reductionist approach to understanding life. By pointing out that analyzing organisms by killing them and breaking them down into their constituent parts \"simply destroys what makes them organisms,\" Sheldrake reveals the paradox that our attempt to grasp the essence of life through dissection and analysis may, in fact, be the very thing that annihilates it. This is a counter-intuitive truth, as most people would assume that breaking down an organism into its parts would allow us to understand it better.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset in your own work, consider the potential unintended consequences of reducing complex systems to their constituent parts. Instead of immediately dissecting and analyzing, take a step back to understand the emergent properties and relationships within the system, and approach your inquiry with a sense of reverence for the whole. This might involve adopting a more holistic approach to problem-solving, seeking to understand the intricate web of relationships within a system rather than solely focusing on its individual components.",{"id":64,"quote_text":65,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":66,"source":67,"quote_tag":68,"commentary":9},3402383,"The commonest kinds of seemingly telepathic response are the anticipation by dogs and cats of their owners coming home; the anticipation of owners going away; the anticipation of being fed; cats disappearing when their owners intend to take them to the vet; dogs knowing when their owners are planning to take them for a walk; and animals that get excited when their owner is on the telephone, even before the telephone is answered.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":70,"quote_text":71,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":72,"source":73,"quote_tag":74,"commentary":75},3402373,"The sudden appearance of all the Laws of Nature is as untestable as Platonic metaphysics or theology. Why should we assume that all the Laws of Nature were already present at the instant of the Big Bang, like a cosmic Napoleonic code? Perhaps some of them, such as those that govern protein crystals, or brains, came into being when protein crystals or brains first arose. The preexistence of these laws cannot possibly be tested before the emergence of the phenomena they govern.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is attributed to Rupert Sheldrake, a British biologist and author known for his unorthodox views on the nature of reality. The sentiment expressed here is consistent with his later work, particularly in the book \"The Presence of the Past: Morphic Resonance and the Habits of Nature\" (1988). At the time, Sheldrake was already challenging the dominant scientific paradigm, which emphasizes the idea of a fixed, pre-existing physical world governed by deterministic laws.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe hidden insight in this quote lies in the tension between the idea of a pre-existing, unchanging Laws of Nature and the possibility that these laws may have emerged alongside the phenomena they govern. Sheldrake is suggesting that our understanding of the universe is not as fixed or predetermined as we commonly assume, but rather it may be shaped by the very processes it describes. This challenges the notion of a rigid, causal chain of events, and instead hints at a more dynamic, self-organizing universe.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset to your own work, consider the possibility that the rules and constraints you're working under may not be fixed or absolute. Instead, view them as potential emergent properties that arise from the complex interactions and processes you're studying or creating. This can lead to a more iterative and adaptive approach, where you continually refine and redefine the rules as you learn and grow.",{"id":77,"quote_text":78,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":79,"source":80,"quote_tag":81,"commentary":9},3402367,"We must become aware of the astonishing fact that as a species we are the victims of an instance of traumatic abuse in childhood. As human beings, we once had a symbiotic relationship with the world-girdling intelligence of the planet that was mediated through shamanic plant use. This relationship was disrupted and eventually lost by the progressive climatic drying of the Eurasian and African land masses.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":83,"totalPages":84,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":85},1,9,10]