Faith and science mix!
I have been meaning to post on this for a couple of weeks now...ever since I heard Dennis Prager talking about it on his program. The American lead researcher of the Human Genome Project has said that as a result of his research he has "found God"! SERIOUSLY!
"THE scientist who led the team that cracked the human genome is to publish a book explaining why he now believes in the existence of God and is convinced that miracles are real.
Francis Collins, the director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute, claims there is a rational basis for a creator and that scientific discoveries bring man “closer to God”.
Now I have blogged little about my faith (something that I will intend to correct now that I have my own forum), but as a practicing Evangelical Christian I certainly don't "need" proof of God's existence - I see it every day in the world around me. That does not stop me from feeling a certain sense of "smug" satisfaction every time I hear or read about another archeological dig that has "found" evidence of a person or place from the Bible, or a scientist who comes out and declares that science and religion are not compatable. I can't help but utter a not so silent AMEN every time a story like this surfaces! However, this paragraph flat out took my breath away with it's truth:
"When you have for the first time in front of you this 3.1 billion-letter instruction book that conveys all kinds of information and all kinds of mystery about humankind, you can’t survey that going through page after page without a sense of awe. I can’t help but look at those pages and have a vague sense that this is giving me a glimpse of God’s mind.”
and this:
"I see God’s hand at work through the mechanism of evolution. If God chose to create human beings in his image and decided that the mechanism of evolution was an elegant way to accomplish that goal, who are we to say that is not the way,” he says.
If you are a Christian (or even if you are not) go read the article and pay particular attention to Dr. Collins testimony. It is as awe inspiring as his work.
I can't wait for his book to come out. It will be a must read!
"THE scientist who led the team that cracked the human genome is to publish a book explaining why he now believes in the existence of God and is convinced that miracles are real.
Francis Collins, the director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute, claims there is a rational basis for a creator and that scientific discoveries bring man “closer to God”.
Now I have blogged little about my faith (something that I will intend to correct now that I have my own forum), but as a practicing Evangelical Christian I certainly don't "need" proof of God's existence - I see it every day in the world around me. That does not stop me from feeling a certain sense of "smug" satisfaction every time I hear or read about another archeological dig that has "found" evidence of a person or place from the Bible, or a scientist who comes out and declares that science and religion are not compatable. I can't help but utter a not so silent AMEN every time a story like this surfaces! However, this paragraph flat out took my breath away with it's truth:
"When you have for the first time in front of you this 3.1 billion-letter instruction book that conveys all kinds of information and all kinds of mystery about humankind, you can’t survey that going through page after page without a sense of awe. I can’t help but look at those pages and have a vague sense that this is giving me a glimpse of God’s mind.”
and this:
"I see God’s hand at work through the mechanism of evolution. If God chose to create human beings in his image and decided that the mechanism of evolution was an elegant way to accomplish that goal, who are we to say that is not the way,” he says.
If you are a Christian (or even if you are not) go read the article and pay particular attention to Dr. Collins testimony. It is as awe inspiring as his work.
I can't wait for his book to come out. It will be a must read!
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