Biology Quote by John Polkinghorne

“Evolution, of course, is not something that simply applies to life here on earth; it applies to the whole universe.”

John Polkinghorne

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It is the faithfulness of God that allows epistemology to model ontology.

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“The doctrine of creation of the kind that the Abrahamic faiths profess is such that it encourages the expectation that there will be a deep order in the world, expressive of the Mind and Purpose of that world’s Creator. It also asserts that the character of this order has been freely chosen by God, since it was not determined beforehand…

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Science and religion...are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. Some people may find this surprising, for there's a feeling throughout our society that religious belief is outmoded, or downright impossible, in a scientific age. I don't agree. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that if people in this so-called 'scientific age' knew a bit…

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