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“Naturalism has been defined by many people. It's just a world view that does not include the supernatural so it's everything else.”

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Ursula Goodenough

Meaning of Life interview (2008)

“We arrived but a moment ago, and found [Earth] to be perfect for us in every way. And then we came to understand that it is perfect because we arose from it and are a part of it. Hosannah! Not in the highest, but right here, right now, this. When such gratitude flows from our beings, it matters little whether we”

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Ursula Goodenough livre The Sacred Depths of Nature

Source: The Sacred Depths of Nature (1998), p. 169

“The Big Bang, the formation of stars and planets, the origin and evolution of life on this planet, the advent of human consciousness and the resultant evolution of cultures — this is the story, the one story, that has the potential to unite us, because it happens to be true.”

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Ursula Goodenough livre The Sacred Depths of Nature

Source: The Sacred Depths of Nature (1998), p. xv

“I like mindful people. Fear prevents mindfulness, and then greed marches in because you are fearful, so you feel like you have to shore everything up.”

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Ursula Goodenough

Uncommon Knowledge (2005)