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\u201cWhile . . . media attention goes to the strident atheists who claim religion is foolish superstition, and to the equally clamorous religious creationists who deny the clear evidence for cosmic and biological evolution, a majority of the people I know have no difficulty accepting scientific knowledge and holding to religious faith. . . .<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy do I believe in God? As a physicist, I look at nature from a particular perspective. \u00a0I see an orderly, beautiful universe in which nearly all physical phenomena can be understood from a few simple mathematical equations. \u00a0I see a universe that, had it been constructed slightly differently, would never have given birth to stars and planets, let alone bacteria and people. \u00a0And there is no good scientific reason for why the universe should not have been different.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cMany good scientists have concluded from these observations that an intelligent God must have chosen to create the universe with such beautiful, simple, and life-giving properties. \u00a0Many other equally good scientists are nevertheless atheists. \u00a0Both conclusions are positions of faith. . . . \u00a0I find these arguments suggestive and supportive of belief in God, but not conclusive. \u00a0I believe in God because I can feel God\u2019s presence in my life, because I can see the evidence of God\u2019s goodness in the world, because I believe in Love and because I believe that God is Love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nWilliam D. Phillips<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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