In which Gottfried Leibniz consults the Book of Changes and invents digital technology. With cameos from Neal Stephenson, Philip K. Dick, Joseph Needham, and eventually, The Chinese Computer.
Francia Bacon(Advancement of Learning, 1606) sought to distinguish between religion and science (“the book of God’s word” and “the book of God’s works”). Since then, as science has advanced, some very smart scientists who are also religious thinkers, recommend keeping the separation in mind. (See, e.g., “God’s Universe” by Harvard physicist Owen Gingerich). Not the Chinese way prrhaps, but a distinction worth thinking about.
Loved this smart and provocative posting.
Francia Bacon(Advancement of Learning, 1606) sought to distinguish between religion and science (“the book of God’s word” and “the book of God’s works”). Since then, as science has advanced, some very smart scientists who are also religious thinkers, recommend keeping the separation in mind. (See, e.g., “God’s Universe” by Harvard physicist Owen Gingerich). Not the Chinese way prrhaps, but a distinction worth thinking about.
Leibniz was quite a guy!
oh my gosh, yes. incredible.