If I had never seen a watch and should see one for the first time, I should be sure its hands were moving according to some plan and not at random. Nor does it seem any more reasonable for me to conceive that the precision and order of the universe is the product of blind chance. This whole concept is summed up in the word harmony. For those who seek it, there is inexhaustible evidence of an all-pervading intelligence.


Ch. 6 - Alone (1938)

Richard E. Byrd Quotes

If I had never seen a watch and should see one for the first time, I should be sure its hands were moving according to some plan and not at random....

If I had never seen a watch and should see one for the first time, I should be sure its hands were moving according to some plan and not at random....

If I had never seen a watch and should see one for the first time, I should be sure its hands were moving according to some plan and not at random....

If I had never seen a watch and should see one for the first time, I should be sure its hands were moving according to some plan and not at random....