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With a background in science I am extremely interested in the meeting ground of science, theology, and philosophy, especially the ethical questions at the border of science and theology.
Alan Lightman
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Alan Lightman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: November 28
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Alan Paige Lightman
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