| Quick Juxtaposition | ||||
| theory | POTENTIALISM | RANDOMNESS | ||
| directional? | Directional | Non-directional | ||
| status | Challenger | Establishment | ||
| prime protagonist | Birnbaum | secretive clique | ||
| cosmic 'driver' | Cosmic Prime Mover | no 'Driver' | ||
| range | Universalistic | Atheistic | ||
| direction/teleology | Quest for Potential∞ | USA | Aimlessness | |
| home base | USA | England | ||
| best origin date | 1988, 2005, 2014 | 1859 | ||
| known for | Q4P | mutation | ||
|