"The like is known by the like. If the mind is capable of uncovering patterns in nature, does this not mean that, at its foundation, nature is connected to reason and, consequently, to
spirit?"
(A. Men)
"The mind gets confused and lost in this infinity of relationships, none of which have become entangled or lost in the vast whole. How many absurd assumptions are needed to derive all this harmony from the blind mechanism of matter, randomly set into motion!
In vain do those who deny the unity of the design, evident in the relationships of all parts of this great whole, conceal their absurdities with abstractions, coordination, general principles,
and all sorts of emblematic terms. No matter how hard they try, I cannot comprehend a system of beings subjected to such unshakable order. I cannot believe that blind chance could produce
rational beings endowed with thought."
(J.-J. Rousseau)
"My religion is a deeply felt conviction in the existence of a Supreme Reason, which reveals itself to us in the comprehensible world."
(A. Einstein)
"The fact that the world rests on patterns can be considered evidence of its Creator."
(C. Darwin, Collected Works, vol. 1, St. Petersburg, 1909, p. 724)