• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Spirit of Life Unitarian Fellowship Sydney

  • Who We Are
    • Our History
    • Our Purpose
    • About Unitarianism
  • News and Services
    • Esprit – Newsletter
    • Upcoming Services
    • Blog
    • Past Services
  • Ceremonies
  • Resources
  • Contact Us
    • Where To Find Us
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Infinite in All Directions

1 Comment

A comment by the Rev Geoff Usher on two readings with which he introduced a talk. The first reading is from the book by Freeman Dyson , “Infinite in All Directions”.(Harper & Row, NY, 1988)

Since 1953, Freeman Dyson has been a professor of Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. At one point in his book. he quotes Steven Weinberg, the author of THE FIRST 3 MINUTES, in which he gives an account of the origins of the universe. Weinberg states:
“The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless.”

The reply that Dyson gives to this, and the Rev Geoff Usher’s final thoughts from his talk can be read here.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Robin Johnson says

    September 22, 2021 at 8:09 am

    I would love to receive an email from my old friend Geoffrey Usher. We spent many happy evenings making (palm court) music for him in Sheffield, England. I think he will remember….

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Recent Article

  • Our “Flower Communion”
  • How does singing together affirm and promote the seven Principles of each Unitarian Universalist member?
  • Faith
  • The Great Sin
  • The Sacred ‘Wonderosity’ of Nature

Categories

  • Justice, equity and compassion
  • Peace, liberty and justice for all
  • Search for truth and meaning
  • services
  • Spiritual growth
  • The interdependent web of existence
  • Uncategorized
  • Use of democratic process

Blog Archives

Copyright © 2008 - 2021 · All rights reserved ·