Sunday, April 20, 2008

 

Quote o' the Day

Unless physical things can be explained by mechanical laws, God cannot, even if he chooses, reveal and explain nature to us.
Excerpted from a fictional letter from G. W. Leibniz to Daniel Waterhouse in Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle.

posted by Leif Wickland @ 7:03 PM
Comments:
Is this because we understand nothing that is not explained by mechanical laws?
# posted by Blogger Elizabeth Wickland : 7:18 PM MDT
 
Hmm. Very metaphysical of you. BTW, must I BEG you to post your photos on some fab site like picasa or fickr? I want to see more of the W. family!
Nana
# posted by Blogger Ariana : 10:10 AM MDT
 
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