Yes. Amen. Uh, I mean, hurray.

On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, Claudine Kavanagh wrote:
> In the spirit of the conference, here's one of my favorite quotes.
>
> "The search for meaning is not limited to science: it is constant and
> continuous - all of us engage in it during all our waking hours; the search
> continues even in our dreams. There are many ways of finding meaning, and
> there are no absolute boundaries separating them. One can find meaning in
> poetry as well as in science; in the contemplations of a flower as well as
> in the grasp of an equation. We can be filled with wonder as we stand under
> the majestic dome of the night sky and see the myriad lights that twinkle
> and shine in its seemingly infinite depths. We can also be filled with awe
> as we behold the meaning of the formulae that define the propagation of
> light in space, the formation of galaxies, the synthesis of chemical
> elements, and the relation of energy, mass and velocity in the physical
> universe. The mystical perception of oneness and the religious intuition of
> a Divine intelligence are as much a construction of meaning as the
> postulation of the universal law of gravitation."
> - Ervin Laszlo
>
> Submitted by Claudine Kavanagh