THEORIES AND CONCLUSIONS 



life, a 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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