THEORIES AND CONCLUSIONS 
life, 2 forward movement toward attractions, 
through lines of least resistance. 
Summing up, he says: 
“My theory of the laws and underlying 
principles of plant creation is, in many 
respects, opposed to the theories of the 
materialists. I am a sincere believer in a 
higher power than man’s. All my investi- 
gations have led me away from the idea of 
a dead material universe tossed about by 
various forces, to that of a universe which 
is absolutely all force, life, soul, thought, or 
whatever name we may choose to call it. 
Every atom, molecule, plant, animal or planet, 
is only an aggregation of organized unit 
forces, held in place by stronger forces, thus 
holding them for a time latent, though 
teeming with inconceivable power. All life 
on our planet is, so to speak, just on the 
outer fringe of this infinite ocean of force. 
The universe is not half dead, but all alive.” 
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