05 June 2007

Is there a God? | To believe or not to believe | Economist.com

Is there a God? | To believe or not to believe | Economist.com

"Francis Collins is a scientist and a Christian. He confronts Darwin daily in his work as head of the human genome project. He writes well about how, as the code on which DNA is written began to reveal itself, his faith and sense of wonder increased. He stood by Bill Clinton (and worked with his speechwriters) when the then American president talked about DNA as “the language in which God wrote creation”. Mr Collins has no time for intelligent design but conceives God to be of the non-interfering sort, a kind of divine CCTV camera. Yet he believes that Jesus was His son and he prays regularly."

This is a quote from the article. It contrasts two recent books about the existence of God. I find their take on Mr. Collin's beliefs fascinating.

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