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It May Seem Bizarre, But In My Opinion Science Offers A Surer Path To God Than Religion.

Science, We Are Repeatedly Told, Is The Most Reliable Form Of Knowledge About The World Because It Is Based On Testable Hypotheses. Religion, By Contrast, Is Based On Faith. The Term 'doubting Thomas' Well Illustrates The Difference.

The Goldilocks Enigma Is The Idea That Everything In The Universe Is Just Right For Life, Like The Porridge In The Fairy Tale.

Wheeler Hopes That We Can Discover, Within The Context Of Physics, A Principle That Will Enable The Universe To Come Into Existence "of Its Own Accord." In His Search For Such A Theory, He Remarks: "no Guiding Principle Would Seem More Powerful Than The Requirement That It Should Provide The Universe With A Way To Come Into Being." Wheeler Likened This 'self-causing' Universe To A Self-excited Circuit In Electronics.

The Secret Of Life Does Not Lie In Its Chemical Basis . . . Life Succeeds Precisely Because It Evades Chemical Imperatives.