Famous people who don't believe in God. Scientists about faith in God. Statements of great scientists. Creation of all things, heavens and earth

Religion recognizes God as the creator of our world, and science considers the Universe to be a self-developing system. How can you combine opposing views: creationism and evolutionism? How can one objectively analyze reality while still believing that at the beginning of all things there was a miracle, some kind of mystery? We asked these questions to four believing scientists.

They are real explorers. Studying the true nature of phenomena, penetrating the secrets of reality is their daily work. But at the same time, they are believers: some part of them accepts on faith the invisible, irrational, inexplicable. They don't see a contradiction in this. They came to their faith as mature people.

Science is not omnipotent, it cannot explain all the details of this world

Our heroes are convinced that science is not omnipotent, that it cannot explain all the details of this world, and that there remains something in it beyond the control of our minds. They do not belittle the importance of science, but it is faith that gives them spiritual support in their search for the essence of life, and everyone defines it in their own way.

This is the “internal moral guard” (for Marklen Konurbaev); “philosophy of life” (for Nikolai Vereshchagin); “the core of life” (for Alexander Shtanko); “that which gives a sense of the meaning of life” (for Maria Timofeeva). They chose the path between unconditional trust in science and literal interpretation of sacred texts. And they try to say that you can believe in God while at the same time fighting for the progress of human knowledge.

“This is the basis of my life philosophy”

Nikolai Vereshchagin, mathematician, professor at Moscow State University, Orthodox

“Without a doubt, the world is much more complex than our scientific imagination can imagine. It seems to me, for example, that the idea that life and consciousness could arise and progress as a result of purely random processes is extremely dubious. And without belief in an afterlife, existence in this world seems simply meaningless to me.

Science builds models of the surrounding world, accessible to us in sensations, using scientific methods. I value them highly and use scientific models wherever possible. But they have their limits. It's difficult to build with them good model, say, family. Therefore, on the question of how to act correctly in some life situation, for example in family life, I will turn to the priest, and not to a scientist.

Faith has become the basis of my life philosophy and therefore guides my actions in everyday life. As for doing science, I believe that unexpected ideas do not come to our minds of their own accord, but are prompted by God or his angels. When I grasp such an idea, I rejoice that my mind is sufficiently mature to perceive it and that I have penetrated the subject well enough.”

“Faith helped me understand the meaning”

Maria Timofeeva, psychoanalyst, Orthodox

“I am a physicist by first education; I graduated from MIPT. But I was sorely lacking other meanings in life, and after a long search I came to psychoanalysis. There was a wonderful illusion that I had found the answers to all my questions.

And in 1991, a tragedy occurred before my eyes - a colleague, a bright young psychologist, drowned. And the entire structure that I had built inside myself collapsed in one moment. I stopped seeing the meaning in psychology and in anything at all. Chance brought me to the city of Kurchatov to the priest Father George Neyfakh. I lived with his family for almost a month and went to services with him. We talked about a lot, and, most importantly, we spoke the same language: he himself was a scientist and biologist in the past. This meeting changed my mind. It was as if a puzzle had finally come together inside me.

I accepted the religious path instantly, like an epiphany. It does not contradict my profession: religion and psychology are different areas human life. Faith changed my entire value system, coordinate system. I found the meaning in life that I was missing. Of course, I cannot say that I now have answers to all questions about human nature. But the world has definitely become friendlier, its beauty and harmony have opened up to me.

“I study the world to understand the Creator more clearly”

Marklen Konurbaev, philologist, professor at Moscow State University, Muslim

“I study philology. In other words, the art of comprehending meaning in oral and written text. Text for me is a mosaic of timbre changes, emotional contrasts, meanings, words. I peer into their combinations and comprehend the author, hidden from me by the veil of language. The world around is also a text. What makes it difficult to understand is the clip quality, abruptness of communication and an overabundance of information that does not make sense. They undermine the sustainability of life. But here, as in philology, I am looking for harmony and ways to preserve it.

Back in my student years, I sought to understand how the understanding of polysemous texts arises. In particular, the Koran. Then the question arose of what the religion of my ancestors – Islam – was for me. Are these just rituals? It turned out that rituals only emphasize the significance of faith, and it itself is deep in the heart.

Gradually, faith became a moral pillar in life. And it does not contradict my scientific views. The Quran predicts many discoveries made by science centuries later. For example, it contains an indication that the Earth is round and describes in detail the development of the human embryo, which amazes modern biologists. What is this if not sacred knowledge transmitted to people by God?

As a Muslim, I take it for granted that the world and everything in it is a manifestation of various properties of God. And as a believing scientist, I try to better study this world with the help of science in order to understand the Creator more clearly. The Koran says: “God balances everything.” I think that this balance is harmony. I am looking for manifestations of God, which means I am trying to achieve harmony. AND this fills my scientific search with deep meaning».

“Now I see life positively”

Alexander Shtanko, physicist, non-denominational believer

"I scientist, and also an experimenter, therefore I could not accept faith without evidence and experimental confirmation. I came to her through a deep ideological crisis.

I had health problems, and medicine was powerless. And spiritual practice (close to what is called repentance in Christianity) helped me heal. And this is not the only example of a miracle in my life.

An atheist scientist will say that these are random coincidences. But I am also a scientist and I know how to calculate the probability of such accidents - they are practically excluded. Faith changed my life dramatically. From a state of dejection, pessimism, fear, and the first of them - fear of death - I moved to a very positive, constructive attitude towards everything. Life has gained meaning, I feel that I am constantly changing internally and discovering new things in others.

However, with all due respect to Christianity, I did not become a Christian. It seems to me that the mythological image of God, established 2000 years ago, is difficult to reconcile with the cultural context of our time.

The idea that science can explain everything is misleading. This is a claim to the impossible. Science has no methodology for studying the spiritual world. Although she provides rich images to comprehend it. For example, holography, which I have been doing all my life. As you know, a complete image is displayed at each point of the hologram. Perhaps the Universe is structured according to the holographic principle. This image can also be applied to a person: his spirit is only a particle, but the entire divine world is reflected in it.”

About it

“Proof of God. The Scientist's Arguments" Francis Collins

American geneticist and director of the Human Genome Project Francis Collins was an agnostic in his youth, an atheist at the beginning of his scientific career, and over the years he came to the conclusion that one can “at the same time be a natural scientist who strictly adheres to scientific methods and believe in a God who is interested in each of us personally". In his book, he substantiates why evolutionary theory, like science in general, does not contradict the idea of ​​God (Alpina non-fiction, 2009).

Behind every door of scientific discovery, there are ten other doors on the other side. Forgetting this, convinced atheists continue to claim that one scientific discovery should free humanity from unfounded faith in God.

Although our rocket experiments are limited only to our solar system, one of the smallest of the billions of galaxies, there are those optimists who say that they have already explored space and have not found God. They call this the "scientific conclusion" that there is no supernatural power and that belief in God and a Creator is unscientific.
Many ordinary people were deceived by such propaganda and are now convinced that among modern scientists there are no believers in God. Nothing could be further from the truth than this statement.
In contrast to such statements in those countries where scientists are not afraid of losing their jobs and positions because of religious beliefs, we know many world-famous scientists who boldly declare that the universe is so complex and highly organized that its explanation is inconceivable without faith in God the Creator. Most of the great scientists today profess faith in God whenever possible.
In the pages of this booklet the reader will find clear and bold statements from many famous scientists who were asked to express their opinions on the “contradictions” between science and religion. Does modern science reject the God in whom scientists such as Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, Bacon and many others believed?
Let's see what world-famous people, many of whom are Nobel laureates, have to say to us today on this serious topic.
First of all, we give a list of scientists with a description of their qualifications, and also on the following pages - their statements.

List of scientists mentioned in the book.

Alaya Hubert N., Doctor - Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University. One of the outstanding US scientists in the field of chemistry.

Alberti Robert A., Dr. - Dean of the Faculty natural sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology (one of the best institutes in the USA).

Anderson Arthur G., Doctor - Director of the Research Center of the International Corporation of Computing Machines. (World famous, largest corporation for the manufacture of computers).

Anderson Elving V., Doctor - Professor of Genetics and Deputy Director of the Institute of Genetics at the University of Minnesota, USA.

Ault Wayne Y., Doctor - Senior Researcher at the Research Laboratory for the Study of Isotopes. (The world's first commercial laboratory to perform carbon dating and radioactive hydrogen isotope dating.)

Autrum Haniochem, Doctor - Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Munich, one of the outstanding German scientists.

Byron Ralph L., MD - Chief of General Surgery and Oncologic Surgery (Tumors). Director of the hospital for patients with cancer and cancer-related diseases. (World famous City of Hope Hospital in Los Angeles, USA.)

Beadle Georg W., Doctor - Director of the Research Institute of Biological Medicine of the American Medical Association, Nobel Prize laureate in physiology.

Born Max, Doctor - Emeritus Professor of Physics (retired) at the University of Göttingen and also at the University of Edinburgh. Nobel Prize winner in physics.

Von Braun Werner, Doctor - often cited as the man above all others responsible for the successful launch of astronauts to the moon, USA.

Brooks Harvey, Doctor - Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Physics at Harvard University (the most influential university in the United States).

Burke Walter F., manager of the rockets and spacecraft department of the MacDonnell Aviation Corporation. Head of the design, construction and launch of the Mercury and Gemini space capsules. Outstanding expert on space flights.

Bjerke Alf H., is president of the Bjerke Paint Corporation in Oslo (Norway). One of the outstanding Norwegian experts in the field of chemistry.

Bube Richard H., Doctor - Professor of Materials Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Author of more than one hundred scientific books and articles.

Wallenfels Kurt, doctor - director of the Institute of Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany.

Waldman Bernard, Doctor - Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA.

Van Iersel Jan Y., Doctor - Professor of Experimental Zoology, Leiden University, Holland.

Westphal Wilhelm X., doctor - emeritus professor (retired), Technical University in Berlin, Germany.

Wilfong Robert E., Dr. is the technical manager of the nylon factory of the Du Pont Corporation, the greatest chemical company in the world. The first chemist to work in the production of Orlon, Kentris and many other fabrics for space flights.

Winand Leon J.F., Doctor - Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Liege in Belgium.

Wolf-Heidegger Gerhard, doctor - professor of anatomy at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Worchester Willis G., Doctor - Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA.

Gjterud Ole Christopher, doctor - professor of physics at the University of Oslo (Norway), one of the most prominent physicists in Norway.

Dana James Dwight, Doctor - Dean of the Department of Geology at Princeton University, one of the greatest geologists in the United States.

Jauncey James H., Doctor - Head of the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, King's College, Australia. He has received 10 degrees from world-renowned universities. Author of 2 books on guided missiles and 500 scientific articles. Technical Adviser to the Australian Government during the Second World War.

Jaken M., doctor - professor of theoretical biology at Leiden University in Holland.

Jelinek Ulrich is the President of the Severn Industrial Company in New Jersey, USA. World-famous inventor and designer of instruments and systems for space exploration.

Davis Stefan S., Ph.D. - Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering at Howard University in Washington, DC.

Duchesne Jules S., Doctor - Chairman of the Department of Atomic Molecular Physics at the University of Liege in Belgium.

Inglis David R., Doctor - Senior Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA.

Komar Arthur B., Doctor - Dean of the Belfer Faculty of Natural Sciences; Yeshiva University in New York City, USA.

Coop Evert, Doctor - Chief Surgeon at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, USA. One of the most famous surgeons in America.

Kush Polycarp, doctor - Nobel Prize winner in physics.

Lombard Augustin, doctor - professor of geology. Former Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Lonsjo Ole M., doctor - professor of physics at the University of Oslo. Norway.

Mandel Michel, doctor - professor physical chemistry, Leiden University, Holland.

Millican Robert A., doctor - Nobel Prize laureate in physics.

Piccard Jacques E., Doctor - Oceanographic Engineer and Consultant, Grumman Aviation Corporation, Florida, USA.

Peel Magnus, doctor - professor of physics. Former Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Rydberg Jan X., Doctor - Dean of the Faculty of Nuclear Chemistry, Chalmers Institute of Technology; Gothenburg, Sweden.

Smart V.M., doctor - professor of astronomy, department established English king; University in Glasgow, Scotland. One of the greatest British astronomers.

Tangen Roald, Doctor - Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; University in Oslo, Norway.

Forsmann Werner, doctor - head of the department of surgery at a large hospital in Dusseldorf (Germany), Nobel Prize laureate in medicine.

Friedrich John P., Doctor - Chief Chemist of the US Department of Agriculture (Northern Regional Research Laboratory).

Hynek Allen J., Doctor - Director of the Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center (Northwestern University, Illinois, USA).

Hansen Arthur G., Doctor - President of Purdue University. Former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and President of the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

Hearn Walter, Doctor - Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa. Member of the American Association for Progress in Science. His research works were discussed at international scientific congresses.

Ziegler Karl, Doctor - Director of the Max Planck Institute (for research work in the field of the coal industry). City of Mülheim, Germany (Ruhr region), Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.

Shaw James, Doctor - Professor of Biochemistry at Harvard University (for 23 years); director of the research laboratory at Harvard University.

Einstein Albert, Doctor is one of the greatest scientists of all time. World famous scientist, creator of the theory of relativity, father of the atomic age, Nobel Prize laureate in physics.

Engstrom Elmer W., Doctor - Chief Administrator of the US Radio Corporation; world-renowned leading scientist, pioneer in color television (1930). He was assigned academic degree honorary doctorates from fourteen universities.

Ehrenberger Friedrich, doctor - specialist in the field of analytical chemistry, Chemical Dyes Company; Kelheim, Germany.

Jung Carl, Doctor - one of the greatest psychologists of all time, having a worldwide calling authority. Switzerland.
Chapter 1. Are modern scientists really atheists?

Yuri Gagarin said after returning from space flight: “I was in interplanetary space and did not see God. That means there is no God.” Some ordinary people accepted this statement as truth, that modern science supposedly disproves the existence of God. Others, seeing that Gagarin did not even reach the moon, concluded that he hardly had the right to say that he had already explored all of space. After all, in order to fly past our galaxy at the speed of light (300,000 km per second), it would take 1 million years and one and a half million years to reach the next galaxy. And there are billions of such galaxies.

Concluding this very naive reasoning of the late Gagarin, it must be said that only people who deliberately reject God can accept it as truth.

In contrast, the first group of American astronauts to reach and land on the moon read the first verse of the first chapter of the Bible while in orbit around the moon and broadcast the reading on a television network to the world. This testified to their belief that “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

The conclusion made by Gagarin was not accepted in any way by other astronauts, and even less by other scientists.

Here are the words that many world-famous scientists expressed their opinion on this issue:

Alberti Robert

“You cannot be a real scientist if you do not believe that the universe is real! If God wanted to “play a joke” on a scientist, then the latter could not study the laws of nature and rely on the constantly changing data of science. The whole life of a scientist is based on confidence, that things or phenomena, although they may be mysterious and incomprehensible, are still connected and coordinated with each other.”

Alaya Hubert

"It is wonderful how active the members of our chemistry department are in church affairs. It is a great lie that the majority of scientists are atheists."

Outrum Haniochem

“I do not believe that the percentage of believers in God among scientists is lower than among other professions.”

Bjerke Alf

"Modern science did not kill the fundamental truths of the Bible. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus, and I believe in the Bible."

Burke Walter

"A spiritual renaissance has recently penetrated among scientists involved in space exploration. There is rarely a day when I do not hear conversations on spiritual topics at my work. Some engineers and teachings profess their Christian faith, which I would never believe, if I hadn’t heard it myself. I stood near the rocket and prayed for Allen Shepperd before his flight, and I didn’t see a single dry eye around me.”

Born Max

"Many scientists believe in God. Those who say that studying science makes a person an atheist are probably some kind of funny people."

"Most scientists, if... you look closely at them, are religious people. I believe in God in His three aspects. All the power that surrounds us was embodied in Jesus Christ. He has always acted and will continue to act, answering the needs and prayers of people ".

Duchesne Jules

“The connection between science and religion has never been as close and intimate as in our time. Scientists studying outer space have discovered so many beautiful and unexpected things that it is now more difficult to tell a scientist that God does not exist. There cannot be two opinions on this issue ".

Ehrenberger Friedrich

"I don't think a real scientist can be an atheist."

Einstein Albert

“I will never believe that God plays dice with the world.”

Engstrom Elmer

"I don't think it was the Creator's intention to destroy us all. Christian ministry... to do what is good for your neighbor. My wife and I are members of one small independent church. The first responsibility of this church is to lead people to Christ and to educate them in faith."

Forsman Werner

"God created the world and gave the world laws. These laws remain unchanged. The spiritual plans and powers of this world also remain unchanged."

Friedrich John

"Sincere scientists - thinking people. They understand that the number of questions is growing faster than the answers. This leads them to believe in God. I believe that God is the Creator of the whole world. He holds the entire universe and watches over everything that is in it. He is more than the first cause, and only He can answer prayers."

Hynek Allen

"I know very few scientists who have told me that they are atheists. I know many astronomers who are definitely religious people. They have great respect for the universe and for the One who created it. Religion has no meaning if it does not manifest itself in a person's daily life."

Inglis David

“We have seen the work of the Creator in this world, which is unknown to other people. Look into biology, look at any organ of the human body or even the smallest insect. You will find so many amazing things there that you will not have enough life to study. This gives me and many of my employees have the feeling that there is something great and beautiful. This Someone is the cause of the creation of the universe, and this Cause cannot be understood by us."

Jouncey James

“There is no good reason why a scientist should not believe in God and the Bible, nor why a religious person should reject scientific discoveries.”

Jelinek Ulrich

“Almost every American satellite that flies around the earth has our parts. I am interested in new discoveries. Who is not interested in that? But I also have the habit of reading the Bible once a year and I always find amazing new things in it.”

Jaken M.

"Most scientists are religious people."

Mosquito Arthur

"It's a dangerous thing... to give science complete control. If you give a computing machine (computer) the problem of how to achieve world peace, the computer will give the answer: "Destroy all people."

Lombard Augustine

"My religious philosophy opens up to me a joyful path of life. This system works well. It gives me real freedom of thought and freedom to look at things and people. I think of it as positive experiential evidence."

Loncio Ole

"We have as large a percentage of physicists taking part in church work as can be found among the rest of the population in the area where I live."

Mandel Michel

“I have friends who are good scientists and at the same time religious people. And this is not by chance, but truly religious people.”

Millican Robert

"I can't imagine how a real atheist can be a scientist."

Smart V.M.

“We have now learned a lot in space, but faith in the Creator is needed now, as it has always been needed.”

Van Iersel Yang

“It is very important that ordinary people know that modern scientists are not the atheists they once were. It is possible that those scientists who were not atheists did not say anything about their faith. Among European scientists, talking about religion is considered quite appropriate .I believe in God who has direct relation to this world. Creation is not bound by time. The process of creation is still in action today. God takes care of this.

I love talking about religion with my colleagues without feeling uncomfortable. The gospel has become Good News to me, and I believe it."

Von Braun Werner

"Human space flight is greatest discovery, but at the same time - this is only a small hole into the inexpressible richness of interplanetary space. Our view through this little keyhole to the great mysteries of the universe only confirms our faith in the existence of a Creator."

Waldman Bernard,

"Most of our students are quite active in church affairs. Young scientists are much more interested in religious issues than in their personal affairs."

Worchester Willis

"Among the lay members and ministers of the church I attend, there are quite a few people from the scientific and technical world. We have many engineers who are members of church committees in various churches. We even have several active evangelists among us. Some of them have had special training as ministers of the church. I had to work with many scientists, and only some did not believe in God."
Chapter 2. Freedom to Believe

Of course, not all scientists are Christians, but even those who do not give importance to religion should be free to believe or not believe as their conscience dictates. Otherwise, it was a hindrance to a person being effective for society.

One of the basic rules of scientific research is that every scientist should be free from the restrictions of government control, as well as from social pressure to accept for himself the conclusions that his research leads to. The scientist must be able to seek the truth without any fear of being dominated by an opposing ideology.

Regardless of faith, there must be freedom to look at things as they are, there must be absolute freedom to believe or not believe.

Anderson Arthur

“I don’t know a single colleague among the scientists of my direction who would have had more than 25 years and thought about nothing except science, who in their thoughts would not test the conclusions of science and religion. In everything they want to achieve, in a sense, their own explanations."

Friedrich John

"I love talking with other scientists about God and religion in general."

Wolf-Heidegger Gerhard

“I believe it is the absolute duty of every independent scientist, regardless of his field of study, to analyze questions of religion, God, peace, etc. If he does not do this, his conclusions will only confirm his preconceived opinions.”

Mosquito Arthur

"If the phenomena that you are studying lead you in a certain direction and at the same time - the opposite of your intuition and philosophy, you, as a scientist, are obliged to go in this direction. A good scientist must have an open mind about all the phenomena of the world. Morals and the judgments of individual scientists must be guided by ethical principles. The scientist must think about the problem that interests him, and not be just a cog in the wheel. Where religion comes into contact, the scientist must take it into account."

Gjöterud Ole Christopher

“It is very important to remember that God gave man freedom. If God intended science to force man to believe in Him, then man would no longer have freedom.”

Ehrenberger Friedrich

"If people do not talk openly about religion, perhaps this is due to the legacy of a totalitarian regime, where a person must reckon with ideas with which he does not agree. The reason why we have misunderstandings in religious matters is that many discuss religious issues without proper knowledge of the subject. They have a partial knowledge that they have been taught in childhood and they have settled on this level of thinking. Religion should be included in the curriculum at the university level. It should be part of the basic education of students. Christianity should be reflected in everyday life."

Outrum Haniochem

"A person needs incomparably Furthermore what science gives him. Whether a person turns to religion or philosophy is his business. Science, in its attempts to find universal laws, meets its limits. This is the freedom of each individual, which does not contradict science. This is where religion begins."

Beadle George

"Religion is an essential part of human culture. Religion is necessary. It has an enduring value. I believe that for this reason all cultures have had and have religion. Religion contains something that science cannot give to man."

Bjerke Alf

"You need religion to face the problems of our times. If we look a little under our noses, we will see various kinds of conflicts. How can we resolve them without religion?"

Jung Carl

"Among my patients in the second half of life - say, over 35 - there is not one whose problems can be solved by bypassing religion. One can definitely say that they all feel sick because they have lost Eternal values- what a living religion can give to its followers. None of these patients can be completely healed unless they return to religious belief."

Worchester Willis

"I am very pleased to see a huge number of students in church almost every Sunday. They have a real, healthy attitude to religion. I believe that someday all students will be interested in religion."

“Our students bring up religious issues for discussion in class.”

Lombard Augustine

"Students are caught up in religious issues."

Alaya Hubert

"I have deep faith in young people. Our young people are in a much better position regarding the correct understanding of religion than we were in our time. They are active in church life and take more part in Christian service than we once did." .

Peel Magnus

"I have no interest in fighting the church. People should have the right to be missionaries of sorts among us, but no one has the right to force us or impose their faith on us. That would be a terrible act to the detriment of the church in general."

Waldman Bernard,

"I have discovered that religion is becoming more and more involved in the personal lives of students... an idea that has eternal significance."

Hynek Allen

“More and more students are turning to astronomers with questions of a religious nature, because they feel like astronomers explore the heavens a little more than other people.”

Shaw James

"I feel that God has brought me to Harvard University for significant service. There are many Christian professors here on campus, but not enough of them. Personally, I feel that I am a stronger Christian as a result of competing with philosophical teachings. It forced me to go deeper into the Scriptures and led me to a deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ, made me more dependent on Him."

Vilfong Robert

"Raising children is not an easy task. We try to have family prayers and live the Christian life before our children."

Bube Richard

“Many psychoanalytic scholars believe that God is an unknown name, a crutch for the undiscovered, and that the more we understand the world, the less room there is for God. This is an outdated idea that man is the captain of his destiny... Atheists reject the spiritual healing... I believe that the devil is a person, that the heart of man is the battlefield between God and Satan. Spiritually sick people need the clear preaching of the intact Gospel."

Piccard Jacques

“The purpose of religion is to show a person how to live, how to help him. The Bible is his constitution.”

Jelinek Ulrich

"I have never had a conversation with people without telling them about my faith in Jesus Christ. (Jelinek Ulrich often gave lectures at special seminars at universities and in meetings of professional scientists.) As a forgiven sinner, I have eternal fellowship with God who created the universe. My desire is to tell others about the Good News at every opportunity."

Hansen Arthur

"The difference between humanism and Christianity (although both have to do with man) is quite clear: Christianity speaks of what fascinates me... The true joy of a Christian comes from happy duty. I know what I do... and why I do it. He who whoever acts by love acts in God and God in him has no basis in this regard.”

Jaken M.

"In our concept, we have several platforms for knowledge: science, philosophy, religion. Each branch has its own forms of thinking and a kind of achievement of certainty. In religion, you start by hearing revelations. After that you can say yes or no." This is, of course, more than knowledge. It is complete dedication."

Wallenfels Kurt

"Every person is religious in some sense. There is not a person on earth who does not have his own religion, unless he is absolutely stupid or mentally ill. If I do not see such a reaction in a person, I will be very careful with him, having such a person collaborator. He will not be firm in the truth if he gives good results only in theory, and not in experiments, if he changes experimental data in order to obtain. best result, ordered by a scientific society, then I would say that such a person is dangerous, and I would not want to cooperate with him."
Chapter 3. Faith based on evidence

Scientists cannot scientifically confirm or scientifically prove the existence of God, but a huge number of scientists base their faith on the creation visible in the universe. We know that not all phenomena of the universe can be understood by us. For example, scientists still do not know what energy is, what an electron is, what attraction is. The essence of these phenomena has not been revealed... but we believe in all of this, based on the evidence we have discovered, although we do not fully understand these and many other phenomena.

In the same way, we cannot understand with our minds that there is a God, but many scientists believe in God because they have found more evidence of His existence than evidence of the existence of energy, gravity... love, memory, etc.

Faith must go beyond the capabilities of our mental analysis. At the same time, faith is logical; it does not blind us if we weigh all the ideas correctly. Faith goes in the direction where we have evidence, but it goes further - into the realm of the spirit.

The creation of the universe in itself speaks of the Creator. Just as a dictionary could not have been formed from an explosion in a printing house, so the universe could not have arisen on its own or from accidental collision molecules. Mathematically, according to the law of probability, this is absolutely impossible. This alone exceeds all evidence and leads us to faith in God, although we cannot fully understand His essence.

Many questions remain unanswered - and perhaps this will always be the case, because they are beyond our understanding. For example, where did God come from? God has always existed, but this “always” is beyond our understanding. However, if we reject the eternally existing God, we must ask ourselves: where did the universe come from? We must, then, say: the universe has always existed (which science denies) or we must say that there was a time when nothing existed, and suddenly, without any reason, out of nothing, the universe was formed. But science also rejects this version.

All these questions are above any science, but they give more reasons to believe in God than to believe in the formation of the universe from nothing.

When faith moves in the direction of causation and evidence, we enter the realm personal experience, where the presence of God, His peace, love and joy is manifested in the personal lives of people. You cannot find it illogical to feel joy at the beauty of a sunset, even though science cannot prove why the sunset is so beautiful.

Many scientists testify that they have opened their hearts to God's love and have personal communication with God through faith, and this satisfies them more than the experimental and statistical evidence of science.

Von Braun Werner

“Nothing is as well organized and structured as our earth. The Universe must have a Creator, a Master, a Creator. There can be no other conclusion here.”

Alberti Robert

“Many people, exploring the universe, find more and more beauty... and feel that there must be a God here. This point of view of science reveals to us the living God as well as the fact that He manifests Himself in the personal lives of those people who believe in Him. This, of course, is not a proof, it is an intuitive feeling that the universe and life in general must have a special meaning, otherwise there will be no beauty in it.

This physical manifestation of the universe is much more wonderful for scientists than for ordinary people, because a scientist sees details, he sees the interaction between molecules, he sees how a person created from molecules lives, thinks and feels and how this action is mutually determined. He sees how stars are born and die... The beauty and mystery of the universe makes the honest scientist think about God and believe in Him."

Alaya Hubert

"Science reinforces my religion. The more contact I have with the physical world, the more I believe in the existence of God."

Anderson Arthur

"As a scientist, I have come to the conclusion that this wonderful universe reveals to us a fantastic order and meaning. Here you have a choice: is this the work of God - or the work of the god of evolution? If the idea is effective, it will live, and the idea of ​​order and beauty that comes out from the hands of the Creator, is definitely vital."

Anderson Elving

“If you know the property of the DNA molecule (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) - the basic mechanism of life - you will soon discover a strange phenomenon that surpasses all imagination. It has the ability to copy itself and act as a source of information for the formation of proteins.

I believe that man is more than this... Man is created in the image and likeness of God."

Byron Ralph

"Look at the structure of your body. You have 30 trillion cells. Each cell has 10,000 chemical reactions operating at all times. It takes much more faith that this body happened by chance than that it was created by an intelligent God. Millions of monkeys may hit the keys of a million typewriters for a billion years, but they will never produce a single printed page of a book.

I am amazed at what God has done for me in Jesus Christ. He came to earth to be my Savior, to die for my sins. Then the day came when I hesitantly but definitely accepted Christ into my heart. The greatest thing in life is to know God through personal experience."

Davis Stefan

"Science has led us to the conclusion that we cannot find answers to all questions. Therefore, we must turn to the Unknown, have faith in Him and come to Him for the answer."

Ehrenberger Friedrich

"If we could mathematically explain what God is, it would be very simple. But we cannot do this. Faith goes further than knowledge. Many people recognize only what can be touched and seen. On the other hand, they are not against that the universe has its continuation beyond the Milky Way, even if they do not see it, but they believe in it. Where is the logic?

You cannot see God, but you can feel Him. You feel that a person is very, very small, and at the same time there is Something big. It all depends on whether a person wants to find God or not."

Engstrom Elmer

“I see a well thought out and developed plan according to which creation was accomplished. And today I see God's hand over His creation, I see how the prophetic utterances of Scripture are fulfilled. The Bible is the final authority for our lives. We must accept all this by faith and ask God admonition. Then we need Christ in our personal lives. In our time, the return of Christ is being proclaimed to a greater extent than ever before.”

Forsman Werner

"The fact that scientific laws permeate the entire universe certainly suggests that material world has a common spiritual basis. This foundation is the creation of the universe."

Hynek Allen

"I have a deep respect for the universe. It is a most interesting and complex creation. I do not look at the universe as the result of chance."

Inglis David

“There is something grandiose in the origin and nature of all things, in the elegance of the laws that we formulate but do not understand. This, of course, cannot be the basis for testing the existence of God. But you just feel that nothing could have happened on its own. yourself and be so beautiful."

Coop Evert

"I know that God never makes mistakes. God gave natural laws for the development of a child before his birth. But there are other laws that disrupt the order in the development of a child. It will not shake my faith when I see a person walking down the street , falls and breaks his arm. I see no reason to blame God for the fact that sometimes a child is born with a birth defect, just as I would not blame God for the fact that there was a hole on the sidewalk where a person fell.”

Waldman Bernard,

"The most interesting thing for a scientist is that he sees an amazing order in nature. This is more than a coincidence of circumstances and chance. With the development of science, we see more and more organization of order in nature. Therefore, the more you study nature, the more you you have reason to believe in the perfection of the Master’s plan, and not in a coincidence.”

Worchester Willis

"A large number of thoughtful scientists and engineers believe that everything can be verified by the scientific method and that in reality you and I need God to explain everything that exists. But there is always something important that is overlooked. We say that everything in the world acts on the basis of certain physical laws and forget that no law is possible without the Legislator, that Someone established these laws."

Vilfong Robert

"Amateur natural scientists can look up the Planner who founded the universe. But once they begin to enter into deeper information, most of these scientists begin to believe in a Creator. Moreover, the conflicts between science and the Bible are smoothed out with a more careful study of Scripture. Scientific evidence for the existence of God, at least for me, are not basic. I can feel God through prayer. I know Him from personal experience."
Chapter 4. Is there a conflict?

Sometimes they say that science and religion are incompatible, that one contradicts the other, that there is a conflict between them. In the past, religious leaders had battles with scientists on this issue, but it was a conflict between people, not between science and religion. This conflict was driven by misunderstandings between science and religion.

Some scientific journals, published in the USA, write about the difficulties in recognizing God. There were such skeptics in the past, but with the development of scientific discoveries, their religious conviction deepened.

Here's what world-famous scientists say on this important topic:

Piccard Jacques

"In the 19th century, science and religion were in conflict for the reason that scientists argued that the future of science has its own predestination, that science will come to a final knowledge of the world. However, now scientists, studying the atom, have come to the conclusion that the future of science is generally problematic. This recognition opens the door to faith in God. Today there cannot and should not be a conflict between science and religion."

Millican Robert

“The majority of leading scientists are close to religious organizations, which in itself indicates the absence of a conflict between science and religion.”

Alberti Robert

"Faith comes into ordinary life every scientist. If he has no faith that his experiment will succeed, that human reason can teach us rationalization, such a scientist has no business in the laboratory."

Bube Richard

"Science does not destroy the traditional values ​​of the Christian religion. It rather destroys religious counterfeits, wooden and stone idols, with which man tried to replace the Truth."

Alaya Hubert

"Faith gives rise to so-called internal questions. The inner self-control that faith gives you can very well be transferred to science."

V. Anderson

“We genetic scientists are very interested in controlling life, but we are not trying to replace God. We have the right and responsibility to open up new possibilities, but at the same time we immediately think of Hitler and his “scientific” path massacre and reproduction of the "perfect race". Of course, we should not abuse the control that genetics gives us. There must be the right authority in this. We all want to look into the future... and use our God-given freedom to make fair choices."

Ault Wayne

"God has given us two revelations - spiritual, or supernatural, and revelation through knowledge of nature. I believe that the universe is the work of God and that everything that is supernatural, as Scripture reveals to us, is not contrary to nature, but above it."

Outrum Haniochem

"Science does not abolish religion. On the contrary, an accurate understanding of science gives freedom to religion. A person can be a good Christian and at the same time can be a good scientist. I have deep respect for the person of Jesus Christ. His simplicity and greatness are impeccable. The same can be speak about His teaching."

Burke Walter

"I did not find any instructions in the Bible that would prohibit research outer space. God gave man advantage and superiority over creation, gave him Creative skills. If we use these abilities with recognition of God's greatness, then there is and cannot be anything wrong with flying to the Moon, Mars and other planets. Christians with the right motives can have a great influence in glorifying God through the discoveries of outer space, as well as discoveries in other fields of science."

Born Max

"Science makes many moral and ethical demands on a scientist. If a scientist believes in God, it will ease his problem. A scientist must have great patience and humility, and religion can give him these qualities."

Brooks Harvey

"Science does not have an all-encompassing view of the world. In other words, it cannot force individual scientists to have the same point of view. We have increasing contacts with the Christian faith. These connections between science and religion may not be direct, but they are important. The Advantage of Christianity is that an increasing number of believers are taking part in the scientific revolution."

Dana James

“I know of no more accurate data about the origin of the world than those found in the Bible.”

Duchesne Jules

"Science, like religion, originates from inspiration."

Ehrenberger Friedrich

"Today in Christian churches we meet many young people. It is a fairy tale that now people do not go to church. This is said by those who have only seen the church from the outside and sleep every Sunday morning."

Engstrom Elmer

“I don’t know why some people think that the Bible limits experiments in science and engineering. On the contrary, everything that a person does, that he discovers, he only copies the laws established by God. Man does not invent anything. He only discovers what has long been established By God... In the world... it seems to me that everything moves according to God’s plans, but not according to ours, not according to human ones. Yes, I believe that the power of God is perfect and God has the final word, not only our Creator, but also God. Redeemer...He rules His creation and the affairs of man through Jesus Christ.”

Friedrich John

“Many scientists believe that you cannot think scientifically and at the same time believe, for example, in the resurrection and eternal life. But I think that the resurrection and eternal life have nothing to do with science. Science is only a part of my being, like and religion."

Inglis David

"Christianity gives impetus scientific method in the sense of recognizing the value of an individual. It is no mere coincidence that modern science has its origins in Western Europe, where Christianity has deep roots, and not in those countries where Confucianism and Buddhism are dominant. main feature Christianity in the recognition of human individuality, which is the opposite of Eastern fatalism.

A sense of personal freedom gives rise to respect for personal ideas. It is against any form of coercion, against dogma. This gave rise to the Reformation, which in turn laid the foundation for the more effective development of science, which later spread throughout the world."

Jelinek Ulrich

“The Prophet Jeremiah says that it is impossible to count the stars of the universe. The scientist Ipparchus, who lived several centuries after Jeremiah, dogmatically reported that the universe has 1026 stars. Ptolemy, who lived several hundred years after the birth of Christ, made an amendment. He reported that the universe has 1056 stars. And only in 1610, Galileo, looking through a telescope, exclaimed: “There are many more stars!” Today, astronomers count approximately 100 billion stars in our galaxy, and there are millions of such galaxies. Thus, we must agree with the ancient prophet that the number of stars! in the universe - innumerable."

Loncio Ole

"My experience tells me that you can be a Christian and a scientist, as well as a scientist and an atheist. In the first pages of the Bible, God told man to 'possess it (the earth)' - Genesis 1:28. This is exactly what science does today."

Van Iersel Yang

“The fact that a scientist is a Christian does not make him better or worse as a scientist. If the study of science destroys religious faith, then here we can safely make an amendment - it destroys false faith, and even more precisely, false religion.”

Wolf-Heidegger Gerhard

"A scientist who has religious beliefs can be as good a scientist as others. This belongs to the freedom of the spirit. Both the believer and the non-believer can see the limitations of science. One will explain it in one way, the other in another. The limitations in these explanations are the same." .

Ziegler Karl

“My scientific experience does not make me any more or less religious. If I had another profession, my service in the church would not change at all.”

Wallenfels Kurt

"Some say that when a swallow builds a certain type of nest for its chicks, it does so according to the instinct given to it by the Creator. I do not think that this truth is less than scientific assumptions about the past of our world. Other people say that the protein is according to the recipe of a certain the number of genes in a bird’s chromosomes produces certain signals to certain parts of the bird’s brain and that, depending on this, the bird chooses a direction in flight, builds nests, etc. I don’t think this explanation is better than the first (that instinct was given to the bird by the Creator) , because it also cannot be verified by experience, but must be taken on faith."

Worchester Willis

"I believe that, in percentage terms, we have as many believers in science as in other professions. Many ministers of the Gospel have formerly worked in various areas Sciences. I know a lot of them."

Vilfong Robert

“The purpose of science is to discover what God has given us, to understand God’s creation and thereby serve for the benefit of man. Personally, I do not see a conflict in my branch of science with what God has revealed to us through His Scripture. In the fact that I became a scientist, I see God's will."
Chapter 5. Results of scientific discoveries

At the beginning of this century there were many atheists who were captivated by the idea that the increasing discoveries of science would put an end to belief in God, that science would reveal all the secrets of the universe and nothing would be left to be explained through religion.

This conclusion was not justified.

Of course, we now know more than we knew, but the unknown and undiscovered continue to multiply faster than our knowledge. Each new discovery, instead of answering the last question, gives rise to many other questions to which science has no answer. This inability of science to provide complete answers to man's questions, instead of a departure from faith, gave rise to a departure from materialism among many scientists and aroused an interest in the spiritual.

Recently, membership in US churches has increased, although at the same time the level of education has increased and the number of scientific discoveries has increased. One of the reasons for this interesting phenomenon was noted in America by one of the popular magazines in an article by the authoritative scientist Lincoln Barnett. He said this: “The discovery of a mystery by science gives rise to an even greater mystery. All the evidence that science can collect indicates that the creation of the universe took place at a certain time.”

Below we present the opinions of scientists who precisely confirm this point of view.

Einstein Albert

“The more discoveries science makes in the physical world, the more we come to conclusions that can only be resolved by faith.”

Alberti Robert

"The more we learn about the universe, the more the unknown is revealed. We are faced with an increase in mystery regarding the nature of things. Every time a scientist makes this or that discovery, he is convinced that there are 10 things that he does not know. Science has the property of endlessly deepening knowledge. You cannot make a final decision, since several other possibilities will always be open.

Space exploration programs have created a whole new set of questions about the Moon and other planets, and even about the Earth itself, questions that people had never thought about before."

Duchesne Jules

“The state of science today is the same as Newton once said: “We are like little children playing on the beach before the endless ocean of Truth.” Science has become more humble in the face of modern discoveries.”

Outrum Haniochem

"In the last century, science has become more modest. It was once believed that science would discover everything that is infinite, that is unknown. Modern science began to think about this more modestly when it learned that man cannot give final and perfect conclusions. In knowledge, man himself is limited in itself. A scientist has much more reason to believe in God today than he did 50 years ago, because now science has seen its limits.

Material from CreationWiki

Many famous scientists (including Nobel laureates), who were asked to express their opinions about the “contradictions” between science and religion, directly stated their belief in God.

• Alaya, Dr. Hubert N. is a professor of chemistry at Princeton University. One of the outstanding US scientists in the field of chemistry.

• Alberti, Dr. Robert A. - Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (one of the best institutes in the USA).
• Anderson, Dr. Arthur G. - Director of the Research Center of the International Computer Corporation. (World-famous, largest corporation for the manufacture of computing machines.)
• Anderson, Dr. W. Elving is a professor of genetics and deputy director of the Institute of Genetics at the University of Minnesota, USA.
• Ault, Dr. Wayne Yu is a senior scientist at the Isotope Research Laboratory. (The world's first commercial laboratory to perform carbon dating and radioactive hydrogen isotope dating.)
• Outrum, Dr. Hanjochem is the dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Munich, one of the outstanding German scientists.
• Byron, Dr. Ralph L. - Head of the Department of General Surgery and Oncological Surgery (Tumors). Director of the hospital for patients with cancer and cancer-related diseases. (World famous City of Hope Hospital in Los Angeles, USA.)

• Beadle, Dr. Georg W. - Director of the Research Institute of Biological Medicine of the American Medical Association, Nobel Prize laureate in physiology.
• Behe, Michael- American scientist, professor of biological sciences at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, senior researcher at the Discovery Institute in Seattle; has a degree in biochemistry.
• Carl Boe (b.1936) - American paleontologist, television presenter
• Born, Dr. Max is Emeritus Professor of Physics (retired) at the University of Göttingen and also at the University of Edinburgh. Nobel Prize winner in physics.
• von Braun, Dr. Werner is often cited as the man above all others responsible for the successful launch of astronauts to the moon, USA.
• Brooks, Dr. Harvey is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Physics at Harvard University (the most influential university in the United States).
• Burke, Walter F. - Manager of the rockets and spacecraft department of the McDonnell Aviation Corporation. Head of the design, construction and launch of the Mercury and Gemini space capsules. Outstanding expert on space flights.
• Bjerke, Alf H. is president of the Bjerke Paint Corporation in Oslo (Norway). One of the outstanding Norwegian experts in the field of chemistry.

• Byub, Dr. Richard H. is a professor of materials science and electrical engineering at Stanford University. Author of more than one hundred scientific books and articles.
• Wallenfels, Dr. Kurt is director of the Institute of Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany.
• Waldman, Dr. Bernard is Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA.
• van Iersel, Dr. Yang. J. - Professor of Experimental Zoology, Leiden University, Holland.
• Westphal, Dr. Wilhelm H. - Professor Emeritus (retired), Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
• Vilfong, Dr. Robert E. is the technical director of the nylon factory of the Du Pont Corporation, the greatest chemical company in the world. The first chemist to work in the production of Orlon, Kentris and many other fabrics for space flights.

• Wynand, Dr. Leon J.F. - Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Liege in Belgium.
• Wolf-Heidegger, Dr. Gerhard is a professor of anatomy at the University of Basel, Switzerland.
• Worcester, Dr. Willis G. - Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA.
• Gjoterud, Dr. Ole Christopher is a professor of physics at the University of Oslo (Norway), one of the most prominent physicists in Norway.
• Golovin, Sergey Leonidovich - Master of Science (Earth Physics), President of the Christian Scientific Apologetic Center in Crimea
• Dana, Dr. James Dwight - Dean of the Department of Geology at Princeton University, one of the greatest geologists in the United States.
• Jouncey, Dr. James H. - Head of the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, King's College, Australia. He has received 10 degrees from world-renowned universities. Author of 2 books on guided missiles and 500 scientific articles. Technical Adviser to the Australian Government during the Second World War.
• Jaken, Dr. M. is a professor of theoretical biology at Leiden University in Holland.
• Jelinek, Ulrich is president of the Severn Industrial Company in New Jersey, USA. World-famous inventor and designer of instruments and systems for space exploration.
• Johnson, Phillip Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.
• Dembski, William (William Dembski) is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, M.D., with degrees in mathematics and philosophy.
• Davis, Dr. Stefan S. is Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering at Howard University in Washington, DC.
• Duchesne, Dr. Jules S. - Chairman of the Department of Atomic Molecular Physics at the University of Liege in Belgium.
• Inglis, Dr. David R. - Senior Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA.
• Mark Eastman - holds a doctorate, author of "The Creator Beyond Time and Space"
• Dean Kenyon is Professor Emeritus of Biology at California State University, San Francisco, USA. Co-author of the book “Biochemical Predestination” (about the reasons for the correct structure of proteins from amino acids).
• Mosquito, Dr. Arthur B. - Dean of the Belfer Faculty of Natural Sciences; Yeshiva University in New York City, USA.
• Coop, Dr. Evert is the chief surgeon at the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, USA. One of the most famous surgeons in America.
• Kush, Dr. Polycarp is a Nobel Prize winner in physics.
• Pawnshop, Dr. Augustine is a professor of geology. Former Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
• Loncio, Dr. Ole M. is a professor of physics at the University of Oslo. Norway.
• Mandel, Dr. Michel is Professor of Physical Chemistry, Leiden University, Holland.
• Dr. Grady McMutry is a young earth creationist from the United States and founder of Creation Worldview Ministries.
• Jed Macosko is a fellow at the Discovery Institute with a degree in chemistry.
• Meyer, Stephen (Stephen Meyer) - director and senior fellow at the Center for the Renaissance of Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, Ph.D.
• Millican, Dr. Robert A. is a Nobel Prize winner in physics.
• Scott Minnich is an associate professor of microbiology at the University of Idaho and a fellow at the Discovery Institute with a degree in microbiology.
• Henry Morris (1918-2006) - American preacher and writer, president of two scientific creationist organizations
• Nelson, Paul (Paul Nelson) is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle and holds a degree in philosophy.
• Vladislav Sergeevich Olkhovsky (b. 1938) - Ukrainian professor in the field of nuclear physics, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Oparin, Alexey Anatolyevich - general practitioner, candidate of medical sciences, associate professor of the department, author of books on creationist biblical archeology and the history of Christianity.
• Parker, Harry - biologist
• Pickard, Dr. Jacques E. - Oceanographic Engineer and Consultant, Grumman Aviation Corporation, Florida, USA.
• Drank, Dr. Magnus is a professor of physics. Former Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Rydberg, Dr. Yang X. - Dean of the Faculty of Nuclear Chemistry, Chalmers Institute of Technology; Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Smart, Doctor V.M. - Professor of Astronomy, a department established by the English king; University in Glasgow, Scotland. One of the greatest British astronomers.
• Tangen, Dr. Roald - Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science; University in Oslo, Norway.
• Arthur Walder-Smith (1915-1995) - English professor, natural scientist, who defended three doctoral dissertations.
• Jonathan Wells is a senior scientist at the Discovery Institute in Seattle with degrees in molecular and cell biology.
• Forsman, Dr. Werner is the head of the department of surgery at a large hospital in Dusseldorf (Germany), a Nobel Prize laureate in medicine.
• Friedrich, Dr. John P. is the chief chemist of the US Department of Agriculture (Northern Regional Research Laboratory).
• Hynek, Dr. J. Allen - Director of the Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center (Northwestern University, Illinois, USA).
• Hansen, Dr. Arthur G. is the President of Purdue University. Former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and President of the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
• Hearn, Dr. Walter is a professor of biochemistry at the University of Iowa. Member of the American Association for Progress in Science. His research works were discussed at international scientific congresses.
• Ziegler, Dr. Karl is director of the Max Planck Institute (for research work in the field of the coal industry). City of Mülheim, Germany (Ruhr region), Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.
• Show, Dr. James - Professor of Biochemistry at Harvard University (for 23 years); director of the research laboratory at Harvard University.

• Einstein, Dr. Albert is one of the greatest scientists of all time. World famous scientist, creator of the Theory of Relativity, father of the atomic age, Nobel Prize laureate in physics.
• Engstrom, Dr. Elmer W. - Chief Administrator of the US Radio Corporation; world-renowned leading scientist, pioneer in color television (1930). He was awarded an honorary doctorate of science by fourteen universities.
• Ehrenberger, Dr. Friedrich - specialist in the field of analytical chemistry, Chemical Dyes Company; Kelheim, Germany.
• Jung, Dr. Karl is one of the greatest psychologists of all time, having a worldwide calling authority. Switzerland.

1901 - established Nobel Prize

Nobel laureates in physics on faith

“Don’t be afraid to be independent thinkers! If you think strongly enough, then you will inevitably be led by science to faith in God, which is the basis of religion. You will see that science is not the enemy, but the helper of religion.”

Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist.
Founder of quantum physics.
Nobel Prize in Physics 1918 "For the discovery of energy quanta"
The fundamental constant of the quantum of action is named after him.

“Wherever and no matter how far we look, we do not find contradictions between religion and natural science; on the contrary, precisely in the fundamental points best combination. Religion and natural science are not mutually exclusive as some people believe or fear these days, the two fields are complementary and dependent on each other. The most immediate, compelling proof that religion and natural science are not hostile to each other is the historical fact that even during a thorough and practical discussion of this issue, it was precisely the greatest natural scientists of all times, men like Newton, Kepler, Leibniz, who were imbued with the spirit of this religions of Christianity"

Robert Millikan (1868-1953), American physicist.
Nobel Prize in Physics 1923 "For experiments on the determination of the elementary electric charge and the photoelectric effect"

“I can’t imagine how a real atheist can be a scientist.”

James Jeans (1877-1946), English astrophysicist:
“Primitive cosmogonies pictured the Creator working in time, forging the Sun and Moon and stars from already existing raw material. Modern scientific theory makes us think of the Creator working outside of time and space, which are part of His creation, just as the artist is outside of his canvas."

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) - great German-Swiss-American physicist(changed citizenship 2 times)
The author of the special and general theories of relativity, introduced the concept of the photon, discovered the laws of the photoelectric effect, worked on problems of cosmology and unified field theory. According to many outstanding physicists (for example Lev Landau), Einstein is the most significant figure in the history of physics. Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 ""for services to theoretical physics, and especially for the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect"

“The harmony of natural law reveals an Intelligence so superior to us that, in comparison with it, all systematic thought and action of human beings is an extremely insignificant imitation.” “My religion consists of a feeling of humble admiration for the infinite intelligence that manifests itself in the smallest details of that pictures of the world, which we are only able to partially grasp and cognize with our minds. This deep emotional confidence in the highest logical order of the structure of the universe is my idea of ​​God."

“The real problem is the inner state of the soul and thinking of humanity. This is not a physical problem, but an ethical problem. What scares us is not explosive power atomic bomb, but the power of bitterness human heart, explosive force for bitterness"

“In vain, in the face of the catastrophes of the 20th century, many complain: “How did God allow it?”... Yes. He allowed: He allowed our freedom, but did not leave us in the darkness of ignorance. Let the knowledge of good and evil be indicated. And the man himself had to pay for choosing the wrong paths.”

What deep confidence in the rational structure of the world and what a thirst for knowledge of even the smallest reflections of rationality manifested in this world must have been possessed by Kepler and Newton. People of this type draw strength from a cosmic religious feeling. One of our contemporaries said, and not without reason, that in our materialistic age only deeply religious people can be serious scientists."

“Every serious natural scientist must be in some way a religious person. Otherwise, he is not able to imagine that the incredibly subtle interdependencies that he observes were not invented by him. In the infinite universe the activity of an infinitely perfect Mind is revealed. The common idea of ​​me as an atheist is a big misconception. If this idea is drawn from my scientific works, I can say that my scientific works not understood.”

Max Born (1882-1970), German physicist
One of the creators quantum mechanics.
Nobel Prize in Physics 1954 "For fundamental research in quantum mechanics"

“Science has left the question of God completely open. Science has no right to judge this.” “Many scientists believe in God. Those who say that studying science makes a person an atheist are probably some funny people."

Arthur Compton (1892-1962), American physicist
Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the Compton effect" (increasing the wavelength of X-rays when scattered by weakly bound electrons)

"For me, Faith begins with the knowledge that the Supreme Mind created the Universe and man. It is not difficult for me to believe in this, because the fact of the existence of a plan and, therefore, Mind is irrefutable. The order in the Universe, which unfolds before our eyes, itself testifies to the truth the greatest and most sublime statement: “In the beginning is God”

Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958), Swiss physicist
One of the creators of quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory
Nobel Prize in Physics 1945 "For the discovery of the Pauli exclusion principle"

“We must also admit that in all paths of knowledge and deliverance we depend on factors beyond our control and which in religious language bear the name of grace.”

Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) German theoretical physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics.
Nobel Prize in physics 1932 "For the creation of quantum mechanics." He put forward a hypothesis according to which atomic nuclei should consist of protons and neutrons held together by the forces of nuclear exchange interaction.

“The first sip from the vessel of natural science gives rise to atheism, but at the bottom of the vessel God awaits us.”

Paul Dirac (1902-1984) English physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, and quantum statistics.
Nobel Prize in physics 1933 "For the development of new, promising forms of atomic theory"

"It is a fundamental feature of nature that the most basic physical laws are described by a mathematical theory, the apparatus of which is of extraordinary power and beauty. We must simply accept this as a given. The situation could probably be described by saying that God is a mathematician of a very high rank and that he used mathematics of the highest level in constructing the Universe"

Doctors, biologists about faith

Nikolai Pirogov (1810-1881), professor of medicine, great Russian surgeon

“I consider faith to be the mental ability of man, which more than any other distinguishes him from animals.”

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist, founder of modern microbiology and immunology

“The day will come when they will laugh at the stupidity of our modern materialistic philosophy. The more I study nature, the more I stand in awe at the works of the Creator. I pray while I work in the laboratory.”

Ivan Pavlov (1849 - 1936) great Russian scientist-physiologist, academician

“I study higher nervous activity and know that all human feelings: joy, grief, sadness, anger, hatred, human thoughts, the very ability to think and reason - are connected, each of them, with a special cell human brain and her nerves. And when the body ceases to live, then all these feelings and thoughts of a person, as if torn away from brain cells that have already died, by virtue of the general law that nothing - neither energy nor matter - disappears without a trace and constitutes that soul, immortal soul which the Christian faith professes."

Alexander Spirin (b. 1931), Russian biologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, leading Russian specialist in the field of molecular biology:

Andrei Sakharov (1921 - 1989) - Russian physicist
Academician, three times Hero of Social Sciences. Labor (1953, 1956, 1962), laureate of the Stalin (1953) and Lenin (1956) prizes.
Maker of the Hydrogen Bomb (1953)

“I don’t know, deep down, what my position really is, I don’t believe in any dogmas, I don’t like official churches. At the same time, I can’t imagine the Universe and human life without some kind of meaningful beginning , without a source of spiritual “warmth” that lies outside matter and its laws. Probably, such a feeling can be called religious.”

“My deep feeling. - the existence of some kind of internal meaning in nature. And this feeling, perhaps, is most nourished by the picture that opened up to people in the 20th century.”

Hugh Ross, modern American astronomer:

“In the late 80s and early 90s, several other characteristics of the Universe were successfully measured. Each of them pointed to the existence of an incredible harmony in the Universe that ensures the maintenance of life. Recently, twenty-six characteristics have been discovered that must take on strictly defined values ​​for life to be possible... The list of fine-tuning parameters continues to grow... The more accurately and in detail astronomers measure the Universe, the more finely tuned it turns out to be... In my opinion In my opinion, the Reality that gave life to the Universe must be a Personality, because only a Personality can create something with such a degree of accuracy. Consider also that this Person must be at least hundreds of trillions of times more “intelligent” than us human beings, even taking into account our potential capabilities.”

Evgeny Velikhov b. 1930
President of the Russian scientific center"Kurchatov Institute", academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Hero of socialist labor, laureate of the USSR State Prize, Lenin Prize and State Prize of the Russian Federation.

“It is absolutely clear to me that all human activity is not just mold on the surface of a small globe, that it is somehow determined from above. I have such an understanding and perception of God.”

And this is what Charles Darwin himself said: best friend atheists of all times and peoples:

Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist. Author of the theory of the origin of species

“In the most extreme state of hesitation, I have never been an atheist in the sense that I denied the existence of God.”

"The assumption that the eye arose as a result of evolution seems to me to be highest degree absurd"

“The impossibility of recognizing that the great and wondrous world with ourselves, as conscious beings, arose by chance, seems to me to be the main proof of the existence of God. The world rests on patterns and in its manifestations is presented as a product of the mind - this is an indication of its Creator.”

Let's listen too Nobel laureate, he is also the main atheist of Russia, a 90-year-old fighter for truth in the company of Voltaire, Freud, Marx and Lenin:

Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (born 1916) Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2003 (for work done in the 1950s together with Lev Landau and Pitaevsky).
Received jointly with the Soviet-American physicist Alexei Abrikosov, who answered a journalist’s question about Ginzburg: “A good popularizer.” The fixing idea of ​​the popularizer at the end of his life was to convince everyone that there is no God, and, accordingly, “hydrogen is a colorless and odorless gas, which, given enough time, can turn into a person” (someone’s quote, I don’t remember). We won’t cite the academician’s atheistic statements, anyway, until Count Tolstoy (who, sensing the end, took spare boots and tramped from Yasnaya Polyana to the Shamordino Monastery ) he is far away. But somehow, having lost his vigilance, the academician said in one interview:

"For example, I even envy believers. I understand that faith is needed weak people. But I, too, am weak in my own way, maybe, but I can’t believe. It would be much easier for me. But I’m 90 years old, which means I’m 89, which means that if I live to be 90, I’ll be 90. My wife is far from a young woman. And she feels very bad, I would gladly believe in God, meet somewhere in the next world and so on. I can't. It defies reason"

And elsewhere Vitaly Lazarevich states:

“I agree with Pope John Paul II, who in his last encyclical, published in 1998, wrote: “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” So science and religion are not at all opposed to each other "(V.L. Ginzburg "Remarks in connection with the encyclical of Pope John Paul II "Faith and Reason").

Let's finish with a quote from Viktor Trostnikov. He cannot be put on a par with those great people whose opinions we have just become acquainted with (although Trostnikov is a candidate and associate professor and the author of 20 works on mathematical logic). For the book “Thoughts Before Dawn,” which was published in Paris in 1980, Viktor Trostnikov was expelled from teaching and worked as a janitor.

“In our study of matter, we have already reached the point where the assumption of its substantiality (self-sufficiency) becomes a brake on further progress. To paraphrase Marx’s Manifesto, we can say that a ghost is haunting the entire field of scientific research - the ghost of the Creator. Latest material makes it increasingly obvious that there could be no “by itself”, that Someone at a certain moment created the universe out of nothing (“ big Bang"theoretical cosmogony and the "relict radiation" of observational astronomy), endowed it with certain properties that contribute to the achievement of certain goals (the "anthropic principle" of physics) and directed it towards this goal, imparting to it the corresponding impulses ("creationism" of biology). And you imagine, that by running onto the road along which a mass of scientists have gone, and spreading your arms, you will stop them and turn them back to atheism?
Several years ago, my (Trostnikov’s) old friend, one of the greatest mathematicians of our time, asked me to take him to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Knowing about his materialistic upbringing, I expressed surprise. Lowering his voice, the academician told me: “I’m not stupid enough to be an atheist.”

All quotes given are given without references to sources and therefore cannot be considered at all convincing.
These quotes (and others), provided with links to the original source, are given in the book by Sergei Bantser

We present to our readers a selection of quotes from great physicists about faith and God.

(1564-1642) – Italian philosopher, mathematician, physicist, mechanic and astronomer, who had an exceptional influence on the science of his time. He was the first to use the telescope for scientific discoveries, which included the moons of Jupiter, spots on the Sun, mountains on the Moon, and the phases of Venus. Defender of the Copernican heliocentric system and founder of experimental science.

“Nature, without a doubt, is the Second Book of God, which we should not abandon, but which we are obliged to read.”

“The intention of Scripture is to teach us how to go to heaven, not how heaven goes.”

“In the operations of nature the Lord God appears to us in a manner no less worthy of admiration than in the divine verses of Scripture.”

(1643-1727) – English physicist, mathematician, astronomer. Founderclassical theory of physics.

“The wonderful structure of the cosmos and the harmony in it can only be explained by the fact that the cosmos was created according to the plan of an Omniscient and Omnipotent Being. This is my first and last word.”

(1711-1765) Russian natural scientist, chemist, physicist, astronomer, encyclopedist. He laid the foundations of physical chemistry and the molecular kinetic theory of heat. He approved the foundations of the modern Russian literary language, a champion of the development of domestic education, science and economics. Developed a project for Moscow University. Predicted the presence of an atmosphere on the planet Venus.

“The Creator gave the human race two books. In one he showed His Majesty; in the other - His will. The first is this visible world, created by Him, so that man, looking at the enormity, beauty and harmony of its buildings, would recognize the Divine omnipotence, by faith of the concept given to himself. Second book - Holy Bible. It shows the Creator's blessing to our salvation. In these prophetic and apostolic inspired books, interpreters and explainers are great church teachers. And in this book of the composition of this visible world, physicists, mathematicians, astronomers and other explainers of Divine actions influenced by nature are the same as the prophets, apostles and church teachers in this book.”

“Truth and faith are two sisters, daughters of one supreme parent, they can never come into conflict with each other, unless someone, out of some vanity and the testimony of his own wisdom, slanders enmity against them.”

(1775-1836) – French physicist and mathematician, discovered the fundamental lawelectrodynamics.

“The most convincing proof of the existence of God is the harmony of means by which order is maintained in the universe; thanks to this order, living beings find in their bodies everything necessary for the development and reproduction of their physical and spiritual abilities.”

(1777-1855) – German mathematician, astronomer, physicist.

“When our last hour comes, with what inexpressible joy we will direct our gaze to Him, whose presence we could only guess in this world.”

Hans Oersted (1777-1851) –Danish physicist.

“Every thorough investigation of nature ends with the recognition of the existence of God.”

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) one of greatest physicists. He worked in the field of electrostatics, heat and electricity transfer, thermodynamics, theory of elasticity, geology, practical physics and technology. He was the first to formulate the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

“Don't be afraid to be free-thinking people. If you think deeply, through science you will gain faith in God.”

Thomas Edison (1847-1931) – American inventor.

“My greatest respect and admiration goes to all engineers, especially to the greatest of them – God!”

Gustav Mee (1868-1957) – German physicist.

“It must be said that a thinking natural scientist must of necessity be a pious person. He must kneel reverently before the Divine Spirit, Who manifests Himself so clearly in nature.”

(1818-1889) in greatEnglish physicist. Worked on understanding the nature of heat, its relationship with mechanical work, which led to the discovery of the First Law of Thermodynamics. Together with Lord Kelvin, he developed the absolute temperature scale.

“After we have known and submitted to the Will of God, we have another important task: to comprehend His Wisdom, Power and Mercy from the evidences revealed in His works. Knowledge of the laws of nature is knowledge of God.”

John Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945) – British physicist and radio engineer.

“A great many modern discoveries have completely destroyed the old materialistic ideas. The universe appears to us today as a thought. But thought presupposes the presence of a Thinker.”

(1856-1940), and English physicist, studied X-rays, discovered the electron. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1906

“Don't be afraid to be independent thinkers! If you think strongly enough, you will inevitably be led by science to belief in God, which is the basis of religion. You will see that science is not an enemy, but a helper of religion.”

“From the tops of the towers of the fortress of science, the greatest acts of God are visible.”

Max Planck (1858-1947) outstanding German physicist, founder of quantum theory.

“Wherever and however far we look, we find no contradiction between religion and natural science; on the contrary, it is in the fundamental points that the best combination is found. Religion and natural science are not mutually exclusive, as some people believe or fear these days, but the two fields are complementary and dependent on each other.”

“Religion and science require faith in God. Moreover, for religion God stands at the beginning of all thinking, and for natural science - at the end. For some, it means the foundation, and for others, the pinnacle of building any ideological principles.”

AlbertEinstein(1879-1955) – a co-author of the special and general theories of relativity, introduced the concept of the photon, discovered the laws of the photoelectric effect, worked on problems of cosmology and unified field theory. According to many outstanding physicists (for example Lev Landau), Einstein is the most significant figure in the history of physics. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1921

“The harmony of natural law reveals a Reason so superior to us that, in comparison with it, all systematic thought and action of human beings is an extremely insignificant imitation.”

“My religion consists of a feeling of humble admiration for the boundless intelligence that manifests itself in the smallest details of the picture of the world, which we are only able to partially grasp and cognize with our minds. This deep emotional confidence in the highest logical order of the structure of the universe is my idea of ​​God.”

“The real problem is the inner state of the soul and thinking of humanity. This is not a physical problem, but an ethical problem. What frightens us is not the explosive power of the atomic bomb, but the power of the bitterness of the human heart, the explosive power for bitterness.”

“In vain, in the face of the catastrophes of the 20th century, many complain: “How did God allow it?”... Yes. He allowed: He allowed our freedom, but did not leave us in the darkness of ignorance. Let the knowledge of good and evil be indicated. And the man himself had to pay for choosing the wrong paths.”

“Every serious natural scientist must be in some way a religious person. Otherwise, he is not able to imagine that the incredibly subtle interdependencies that he observes were not invented by him. In the infinite universe the activity of an infinitely perfect Mind is revealed. The common idea of ​​me as an atheist is a big misconception. If this idea is drawn from my scientific works, I can say that my scientific works are not understood.”

(1882-1970), German physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1954

“Science has left the question of God completely open. Science has no right to judge this.”

“Many scientists believe in God. Those who say that studying science makes a person an atheist are probably some kind of funny people.”

Niels Bohr (1885-1962)great Danish physicist, Nobel Prize winner in physics. He created the first quantum theory of the atom and participated in the development of the foundations of quantum mechanics. Made a significant contribution to the development of theory atomic nucleus and nuclear reactions, interaction processes elementary particles with the environment.

“It is not our business to prescribe to God how he should govern this world.”

(1892-1962), American physicist, laureateNobel Prize in Physics1927

“For me, Faith begins with the knowledge that the Supreme Mind created the Universe and man. It is not difficult for me to believe this, because the fact of the existence of a plan and, therefore, Reason is irrefutable. The order of the Universe, which unfolds before our eyes, itself testifies to the truth of the greatest and most sublime statement: “In the beginning is God.”

Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958), Swiss physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory, winner of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physics.

“We must also admit that in all paths of knowledge and deliverance we are dependent on factors beyond our control and which in religious language bear the name of grace.”

Carl Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) German physicist, one of the creators of the foundations of quantum physics, Nobel Prize laureate in 1932.

“The first sip from the vessel of natural science makes us atheists, but at the bottom of the vessel God awaits us.”

(1902-1984) – English physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, and quantum statistics. Nobel Prize in Physics 1933 “For the development of new, promising forms of atomic theory”

“Nature has this fundamental feature that the most basic physical laws are described by a mathematical theory, the apparatus of which has extraordinary power and beauty. We should just accept it as given. The situation could probably be described by saying that God is a mathematician of a very high rank, and that he used mathematics of the highest level in constructing the Universe."

“It turns out that one of the main features of nature is that the laws of fundamental physics are described in very elegant and powerful ways. mathematical theories. To understand these theories you need to be a mathematician high level. You may wonder: why is Nature designed this way? The only answer that can be given at the current level of knowledge is that Nature is designed this way. All that remains is to accept it. In other words, God is a very high level mathematician and He used the most advanced mathematics in creating the universe. Our feeble mathematical efforts only allow us to understand the structure of a small piece of the Universe, and as mathematics continues to develop, we hope to understand the structure of the Universe better.”