"Mehr und mehr hat es sich aber in letzter Zeit herausgestellt, daß die Natur nach einem ganz anderen Plan arbeitet. Ihre Grundgesetze beziehen sich nicht ganz unmittelbar auf eine Welt, die wir uns in Raum und Zeit vorstellen können, sondern diese Gesetze gelten für ein Etwas, von dem wir uns keine anschauliche Vorstellung machen können ohne ganz unwesentliche Züge mit aufzunehmen."
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