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C.S. Lewis had a big influence on me in this spiritual realm - this sort of sense of longing. A longing for a knowledge that is just outside of our reach, a knowledge for a spiritual connection.

Francis Collins

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Francis Collins
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: April 14
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By investigating God's majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship.
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When I discover something about the human genome, I experience a sense of awe at the mystery of life, and say to myself, 'Wow, only God knew before.' It is a profoundly beautiful and moving sensation, which helps me appreciate God and makes science even more rewarding for me.
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We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable.
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It's interesting when you read the life of Christ how much of his time he spent healing the sick. There must have been a reason for that - he was modelling for us what it is we are intended to do by following his path.
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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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I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome.
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If God made the natural laws, why could he not violate them when it was a particularly significant moment for him to do so? And if you accept the idea that Christ was also divine, which I do, then his Resurrection is not in itself a great logical leap.
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There are good reasons to believe in God, including the existence of mathematical principles and order in creation. They are positive reasons, based on knowledge, rather than default assumptions based on a temporary lack of knowledge.
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What does it take to get people interested, what does it take to get people engaged, what does it take to get them to give a biospecimen? What does it take to get people like Jim [Ostell] to get interested and engaged, versus someone like my mother?
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Nobody gets argued all the way into becoming a believer on the sheer basis of logic and reason. That requires a leap of faith.
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I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents.
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Faith is not the opposite of reason. Faith rests squarely upon reason, but with the added component of revelation.
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God is an awesome mathematician and physicist.
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What faith has not been used by demagogues as a club over somebody's head?
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What wakes me up at night is this next generation and what's happening to them. And they're invariably excited about the science that they're doing, but invariably anxious about where there's a future.
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I'm a pretty informal guy. I ride a Harley.
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Science's tools will never prove or disprove God's existence.
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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.
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All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It's been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger.
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When does life begin? When does the soul enter? That's a religious question. Science is not going to be able to help with that.
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