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Matthew Fox and I both found this point quite fascinating. I think that Aquinas was trying to think as logically and as rationally as he could about what it would mean to be a being with no mass that could yet move and act. If you think in those terms, I suppose you’re driven to conclusions very similar to those of Einstein and other pioneers thinking about relativity and quantum theory. Einstein’s photons of light have remarkable parallels to Aquinas’ discussions of the movements of angels. I think it’s because they were searching from similar premises, and thinking in a similarly logical way about the consequences.

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Adapted from "Cellular Aging to the Physics of Angels: A Conversation with Rupert Sheldrake," fromTwilight of the Clockwork God: Conversations on Science and Spirituality at the End of an Age by John David Ebert, copyright © 1999 by John David Ebert. Used by permission of Council Oak Books, 1350 E. 15th St., Tulsa, OK 74133.

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Adapted from "Cellular Aging to the Physics of Angels: A Conversation with Rupert Sheldrake" from Twilight of the Clockwork God: Conversations on Science and Spirituality at the End of an Age by John David Ebert, copyright 1999 by John David Ebert. Used by permission of Council Oak Books, 1350 E. 15th St., Tulsa, OK 74133.

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