They say that habit is second nature. Who knows but nature is only first habit?
Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662), Pensées
“This quote of Pascal shows a great insight and anticipates the idea that nature is governed by habits rather than laws, an idea that I develop in my hypothesis of morphic resonance.” 
Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D. is best known for his
theory of morphic resonance.
He is the author of
A New Science of Life (J.P. Tarcher 1995]