"There is no physics theory that explains the nature of, or even the existence of, football matches, teapots, or jumbo-jet aircraft.". "Consequently physics per se cannot causally determine the outcome of human creativity; rather it creates the 'possibility space' to allow human intelligence to function autonomously."
This entry was published on June 13, 2005 at 02:18 pm.
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