It is a strange fact, characteristic of the incomplete state of our present knowledge, that totally opposing conclusions are drawn about prehistoric conditions on our planet, depending on whether the problem is approached from the biological or the geophysical viewpoint. — Alfred L. Wegener In The Origins of Continents and Oceans (4th ed. 1929), trans. …
Category: Science
Quote – No one without all
"Scientists still do not appear to understand sufficiently that all earth sciences must contribute evidence toward unveiling the state of our planet in earlier times, and that the truth of the matter can only be reached by combing all this evidence. . . It is only by combing the information furnished by all the earth …
Philosophy – the art that you do not see
A lack of evidence is not evidence of something lacking. Regardless of how informed we think we are, the fractal nature of life prevents us from ever knowing the past and interpreting what we think happened as a law.
Reverie – The desert of life or Alice and that pesky hole
We think we are at the top because we place ourselves there. The tree of life is not the right example. The tips of the branches beings the furthest does not mean it is the most advanced stage of the tree. Branches are cut often, the universe is really good at killing things that want …
Continue reading Reverie – The desert of life or Alice and that pesky hole
