God decided to create a species with whom he could have fellowship. Who are we to say that evolution was a dumb… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
If God is real, and I believe he is, then he is outside of nature. He is, therefore, not limited by the… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
The problem [with genetic research] is, we're just starting down this path, feeling our way in the dark. We have a small… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Are we using science in ways that it wasn't intended to, in which case we should be a little careful, or are… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Science is...a powerful way, indeed - to study the natural world. Science is not particularly effective...in making commentary about the supernatural world.… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
[Decoding the human genome sequence] is the most significant undertaking that we have mounted so far in an organized way in all… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
A lot of people think PMI is the genome project 2.0. No. This is about all the influences on disease - genetics… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Nobody gets argued all the way into becoming a believer on the sheer basis of logic and reason. That requires a leap… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Science's domain is the natural. If you want to understand the natural world and be sure you're not misleading yourself, science is… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
It's not like you're closing the old doors and that investigators working away in a laboratories on a unique hypothesis are no… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
[Decoding the human genome sequence] is the most significant undertaking that we have mounted so far in an organized way in all of science.… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
By committing the scientific method to religious claims you're committing a logical fallacy — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It's been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
As you kind of get over the anxiety about [science and evolution], it actually adds to your sense of awe about this amazing universe… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle - and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
Genes are effectively one-dimensional. If you write down the sequence of A, C, G and T, that's kind of what you need to know… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
By investigating God's majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship. — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
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