In spite of the fact that religion looks backward to revealed truth while science looks forward to new vistas and discoveries, both activities produce a sense of awe and a curious mixture of humility and arrogance in their practitioners. All great scientists are inspired by the subtlety and beauty of the natural world that they are seeking to understand. Each new subatomic particle, every unexpected object, produces delight and wonderment. In constructing their theories, physicists are frequently guided by arcane concepts of elegance in the belief that the universe is intrinsically beautiful.
The way life manages information involves a logical structure that differs fundamentally from mere complex chemistry. Therefore chemistry alone will … - Paul Davies
The way life manages information involves a logical structure that differs fundamentally from mere complex chemistry. Therefore chemistry alone will …
- Paul Davies
The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose. - Paul Davies
The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose.
The temptation to believe that the Universe is the product of some sort of design, a manifestation of subtle aesthetic and mathematical judgment, is … - Paul Davies
The temptation to believe that the Universe is the product of some sort of design, a manifestation of subtle aesthetic and mathematical judgment, is …
Through conscious beings the universe has generated self-awareness. This can be no trivial detail, no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces… - Paul Davies
Through conscious beings the universe has generated self-awareness. This can be no trivial detail, no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces…
Science may explain the world, but we still have to explain science. The laws which enable the universe to come into being spontaneously seem themsel… - Paul Davies
Science may explain the world, but we still have to explain science. The laws which enable the universe to come into being spontaneously seem themsel…
Through my scientific work I have come to believe more and more strongly that the physical universe is put together with an ingenuity so astonishing … - Paul Davies
Through my scientific work I have come to believe more and more strongly that the physical universe is put together with an ingenuity so astonishing …
Scientists are slowly waking up to an inconvenient truth - the universe looks suspiciously like a fix. The issue concerns the very laws of nature the… - Paul Davies
Scientists are slowly waking up to an inconvenient truth - the universe looks suspiciously like a fix. The issue concerns the very laws of nature the…
People take it for granted that the physical world is both ordered and intelligible. The underlying order in nature - the laws of physics - are simpl… - Paul Davies
People take it for granted that the physical world is both ordered and intelligible. The underlying order in nature - the laws of physics - are simpl…
There is for me powerful evidence that there is something going on behind it all. . . It seems as though somebody has fine tuned nature's numbers to … - Paul Davies
There is for me powerful evidence that there is something going on behind it all. . . It seems as though somebody has fine tuned nature's numbers to …
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