"Science, with its experiments and logic, tries to……" — Charles H. Townes
"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, and structure ought somehow to be interpretable in terms of purpose."
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Charles H. Townes
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Alfred Nobel really understood very well the necessary supra-natural character of the human enterprise.
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