At least this is the way I see it. I am a physicist. I also consider myself a Christian. As I try to understand the nature of our universe in these two modes of thinking, I see many commonalities and… — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
Science, with its experiments and logic, tries to understand the order or structure of the universe. Religion, with its theological inspiration and reflection, tries to understand the purpose or meaning of the universe. These two are cross-related. Purpose implies structure,… — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
When God said "Let there be light" he surely must have meant perfectly coherent light. — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge. — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
Many have a feeling that somehow intelligence must have been involved in the laws of the universe. — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
It's almost a sort of fairy story tale, just what a novelist would write about a discovery. — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
At least this is the way I see it. I am a physicist. I also consider myself a Christian. As I try to understand… — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
The late Richard Feynman, a superb physicist, said once as we talked about the laser that the way to tell a great idea is… — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
Science, with its experiments and logic, tries to understand the order or structure of the universe. Religion, with its theological inspiration and reflection, tries… — Charles Hard Townes Copy Share Image
