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It has been said that science is proof without certainty, where as religion is certainty without proof.

— Varadaraja V. Raman

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While we have footprints on the sands of time, there is no trace of things yet to come.

Of all the wondrous elements in our vast and complex universe, there is perhaps nothing more intriguing, than consciousness.

The aesthetic dimensions of science, like that of great classical music, are evident to the aficionado.

The spiritual quest is the expression of the deepest longing to connect with the Whole.

If a and b yield C, but C is not equal to a+b, then we have emergence.

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