Carolina QuotesModern science is no longer denying spirit. And that, that is epochal. As Hans Küng remarked, the standard answer to "Do you believe in Spirit?" used to be, "Of course not, I'm a scientist", but it might very soon become, "Of course I believe in Spirit. I'm a scientist."
Ken Wilber Connected to the Carolinas
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The Holographic Paradigm and Other Paradoxes: Exploring the Leading Edge of Science (1982), Introduction
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- 1982
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