How the universe learns | Rupert Sheldrake
Philosophy For Our Times
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The Science of Life Evidence From Crystal Melting Points
Every young giraffe embryo is resonating with previous giraffe embryos, which are helping to shape its form through a habit of form. The theory also predicts that as the crystals get more stable, itw'll be harder to break them up. Their melting points will increase - and there's evidence this rather sing effect actually happens in the human realm. It should be getting easier for people to learn new skills just because so many have learned them before. But men an t other factors affect this, and there have to be special, rigorous tests to tease apart morphic resonance from these other phenomena.
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