The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of thing has a collective memory. So take a squirrel living in New York now. That squirrel is being influenced by all past squirrels.
In both religion and science some people are dishonest exploitative...
I have a bit of a rebellious nature.
There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.
