I concur absolutely in the sentiment expressed by Spinoza. A recent book by a modern physicist that supports Spinoza's position is "The Life of the Cosmos" by Lee Smolin. Many of you probably know the book, but I thought it worth mentioning just in case.

Tom Johnson
H. Thomas Johnson
Professor of Business Administration
Portland State University
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> "Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings."
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> --Baruch Spinoza