THE TREE OF LIFE By Kent Jones In one of the cinematic events of the year, Terrence Malick locates a family's destiny within
the cosmic scheme of things
A while back, I wrote a column for Discover analyzing your place in space: astronomers» best look yet at where you fit into the big, crazy,
cosmic scheme of things.
You need to know that your actions matter and that everything you do on earth has import in
the cosmic scheme of things.
Whenever I have the chance I ask them to describe the God they do not believe in and, when they have done so, I generally can say that I do not believe in that God either, but that we still have the universe on our hands, and do they really think that
the cosmic scheme of things is mindless and purposeless, without meaning or destiny, that
Not exact matches
By placing life in the
cosmic spotlight — at a meeting dedicated to Copernicus, no less — Carter was flying in the face
of a scientific worldview that began nearly 500 years ago when the Polish astronomer dislodged Earth and humanity from center stage in the grand
scheme of things.
In the grand,
cosmic scheme of existence, the place where most
things go wrong is usually the very beginning.