August 25, 2005

Scientists Speak Up on Mix of God and Science - New York Times

Collins' quotes in this excellent piece from the NY Times show his deep thinking about matters of science and faith. This article is well worth reading. I believe science and faith must coexist. The quote from Collins at the end is the mark of an educated man.

Dr. Collins said he believed that some scientists were unwilling to profess faith in public "because the assumption is if you are a scientist you don't have any need of action of the supernatural sort," or because of pride in the idea that science is the ultimate source of intellectual meaning.

"But he said he believed that some scientists were simply unwilling to confront the big questions religion tried to answer. "You will never understand what it means to be a human being through naturalistic observation," he said. "You won't understand why you are here and what the meaning is. Science has no power to address these questions - and are they not the most important questions we ask ourselves?" "

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