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I became an atheist because, as a graduate student studying quantum physics, life seemed to be reducible to second-order differential equations. Mathematics, chemistry and physics had it all. And I didn't see any need to go beyond that.

~Francis Collins

Topics: Any Atheist Became Because Beyond Chemistry Differential Equations Go Graduate Graduate Student Had Life Mathematics Need Physics Quantum Quantum Physics See Seemed Student Studying

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God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people.

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Topics: Choose End Exercise Free Free Will Gave God Hurting May Other People Up Us Ways Will

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I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life. It was too abstract, too far removed from human concerns.

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Topics: Abstract Bit Concerns Crisis Degree Far Finished Graduate Human Life Mechanics My Life Personal Quantum Quantum Mechanics Recognizing Rest Too Up Want

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The brain is the most complicated organ in the universe. We have learned a lot about other human organs. We know how the heart pumps and how the kidney does what it does. To a certain degree, we have read the letters of the human genome. But the brain has 100 billion neurons. Each one of those has about 10,000 connections.

~Francis Collins

Topics: About Billion Brain Certain Certain Degree Complicated Connections Degree Does Each Each One Genome Heart How Human Kidney Know Learned Letters Lot Most Neurons Organ Organs Other Read Those Universe

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I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.

~Francis Collins

Topics: Adventures Appreciate Believe Creation Did Give Giving God He His Intelligence Intend Investigate Opportunity Our Scientific Threatened Us Wonders I Believe

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I actually do not believe that there are any collisions between what I believe as a Christian, and what I know and have learned about as a scientist. I think there's a broad perception that that's the case, and that's what scares many scientists away from a serious consideration of faith.

~Francis Collins

Topics: About Actually Any Away Believe Between Broad Case Christian Consideration Faith Know Learned Many Perception Scares Scientist Scientists Serious Think I Think I Believe

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God is an awesome mathematician and physicist.

~Francis Collins

Topics: Awesome God Mathematician Physicist

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In my own experience as a physician, I have not seen a miraculous healing, and I don't expect to see one.

~Francis Collins

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I'm a pretty informal guy. I ride a Harley.

~Francis Collins

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Faith is reason plus revelation, and the revelation part requires one to think with the spirit as well as with the mind. You have to hear the music, not just read the notes on the page.

~Francis Collins

Topics: Faith Hear Just Mind Music Notes Page Part Plus Read Reason Requires Revelation Spirit Think Well You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: April 14th, 1950

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