Provocative Quotes About God By Scientists

If you think that science leads to atheism then consider the twelve quotes below from world famous scientists. All twelve of these quotes are from a wonderful website called godevidence.com1

“The question of whether there exists a Creator and Ruler of the Universe has been answered in the affirmative by some of the highest intellects that have ever existed.”  –  Charles Darwin

“A scientific discovery is also a religious discovery. There is no conflict between science and religion. Our knowledge of God is made larger with every discovery we make about the world.”  –  Joseph H. Taylor, Jr., 1993 Nobel Prize winner in Physics

“One way to learn the mind of the Creator is to study His creation. We must pay God the compliment of studying His work of art and this should apply to all realms of human thought. A refusal to use our intelligence honestly is an act of contempt for Him who gave us that intelligence.”  –  Ernest Walton, winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics

“Astronomers now find they have painted themselves into a corner because they have proven, by their own methods, that the world began abruptly in an act of creation to which you can trace the seeds of every star, every planet, every living thing in this cosmos and on the earth. And they have found that all this happened as a product of forces they cannot hope to discover….  That there are what I or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact.”  –  Robert Jastrow, world renowned astronomer and physicist

“I have looked into most philosophical systems and I have seen that none will work without God.”  –  James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest physicists in the history of science

“For myself, faith begins with a realization that a supreme intelligence brought the universe into being and created man. It is not difficult for me to have this faith, for it is incontrovertible that where there is a plan there is intelligence—an orderly, unfolding universe testifies to the truth of the most majestic statement ever uttered—-‘In the beginning God.’”  –  Arthur Compton, winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics

“The significance and joy in my science comes in those occasional moments of discovering something new and saying to myself, ‘So that’s how God did it.’ My goal is to understand a little corner of God’s plan.”  –  Henry “Fritz” Schaefer, five time Nobel Prize nominee

“Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.”  –  Louis Pasteur, the founder of microbiology and immunology

“But the context of religion is a great background for doing science. In the words of Psalm 19, ‘The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth his handiwork.’ Thus, scientific research is a worshipful act, in that it reveals more of the wonders of God’s creation.”  –  Arthur L. Schawlow, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics.

“I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge.”  –  Charles Hard Townes, winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics

“I believe in God. In fact, I believe in a personal God who acts in and interacts with the creation. I believe that the observations about the orderliness of the physical universe, and the apparently exceptional fine-tuning of the conditions of the universe for the development of life suggest that an intelligent Creator is responsible.”  –  William D. Phillips, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics

“I believe in God. It makes no sense to me to assume that the Universe and our existence is just a cosmic accident, that life emerged due to random physical processes in an environment which simply happened to have the right properties. As a Christian I begin to comprehend what life is all about through belief in a Creator, some of whose nature was revealed by a man born about 2000 years ago.”  –  Antony Hewish, winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics

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1 Quotes about God…if you think science leads to atheism. (godevidence.com)