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The origin of design in nature has been one of the questions that preoccupied humans at all times and in all cultures. The answers given range widely: from naïve creationism to pure chance, from “intelligent design” to forces immanent in nature. This chapter attempts to offer a critique of all these positions as well as an alternative with a long history of its own: the oneness of mind and being.
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Klostermaier, K.K. (2012). The Identity of Designer and Design. In: Swan, L., Gordon, R., Seckbach, J. (eds) Origin(s) of Design in Nature. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4156-0_13
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