Paola Bonfante è una delle più importanti studiose di simbiosi fra le piante, le loro radici, i funghi e la miriade di microrganismi che popolano il terreno. Con lei abbiamo parlato del suo libro "Una pianta non è un’isola" e abbiamo scoperto che sotto i nostri piedi le piante si "parlano", si scambiano messaggi chimici e nutrienti in una fitta rete che qualcuno ha voluto chiamare "Wood Wide Web", l’internet del mondo vegetale.
The demonstration of God's existence on scientific and mathematical grounds is a topic that, after captivating thinkers like Anselm and Gödel, reappears in the recent book by Bolloré and Bonnassies. However, the book makes a completely inadequate use of science and falls into the logical error common to all arguments in support of so-called "intelligent design."
In the image: detail from *The Creation of Adam* by Michelangelo. Credits: Wikimedia Commons. License: public domain
The demonstration of God's existence on rational grounds is a subject tackled by intellectual giants, from Anselm of Canterbury to Gödel, including Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Leibniz, and Kant. However, as is well known, these arguments are not conclusive. It is not surprising, then, that this old problem, evidently poorly posed, periodically resurfaces.
