When our theories continually move us into more and more complicated explanations then, it is certain that we are moving in the wrong direction.

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When our theories continually move us into more and more complicated explanations, it is certain that we are moving in the wrong direction. The author, Dr. Humberto Maturana, was referring to the fact that the goal of science is to attempt to understand the natural world by breaking it down into understandable parts. As science progresses, however, it is finding that life is more complex than the scientists ever imagined.

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