Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last… — Julian Huxley · Skopia

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Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat.

1927

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God of the gaps Science and religion Existence of God Nature of God God

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Huxley, Julian. Religion without Revelation. New American Library, 1957, ch. 3. Originally published by Harper & Brothers, 1927, ch. 3.

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