The Second Apocalypse

Miscellaneous Chatter => Philosophy & Science => Topic started by: sciborg2 on September 28, 2014, 06:58:56 am

Title: Life & Mind in the Universe - the Last Lecture of Biologist George Wald
Post by: sciborg2 on September 28, 2014, 06:58:56 am
Life & Mind in the Universe, the final lecture of Nobel winning biologist George Wald (http://www.elijahwald.com/lifeandmind.html)

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I have come to the end of my scientific life facing two great problems. Both are rooted in science; and I approach them as only a scientist would. Yet both I believe to be in essence unassimilable as science. That is scarcely to be won­dered at, since one involves cosmology, the other consciousness.

I will begin with the cosmology.