ABSTRACT

Order and chaos have impressed themselves on consciousness throughout human history. Modern science attempts to uncover and understand orderliness in creation, leaving tohu vavohu for others to contemplate. In this chapter, we describe a conception of indeterminism – the unknown, the uncertain, the formless and void – that is relevant both to the scientific endeavour and to the practical attainment of reliable decisions in human affairs. Tohu vavohu can be characterized, even understood in some sense, without dispelling the mystery of the unknown.