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As a scientist, I don't believe science will ever discover whether God exists. Nor do I believe religion will ever prove it.

Alan Lightman

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Alan Lightman
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: November 28
Astrophysicist
Novelist
Physicist
Science Fiction Writer
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Memphis
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Alan Paige Lightman
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