Charles Hard Townes Professions : Physicist Born : July 28, 1915 Died : January 27, 2015 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Charles Hard Townes I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge. Charles Hard Townes faith god believe The beaver told the rabbit as they stared at the Hoover Dam: No, I didn't build it myself, but it's based on an idea of mine Charles Hard Townes rabbits inspirational ideas 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. Charles Hard Townes inspiration reflection order 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 crossovers between science and religion. It seems logical that in the long run the two will even converge. Charles Hard Townes christian running thinking When God said "Let there be light" he surely must have meant perfectly coherent light. Charles Hard Townes light god science We can't avoid age. However, we can avoid some aging. Continue to do things. Be active. Life is fantastic in the way it adjusts to demands; if you use your muscles and mind, they stay there much longer. Charles Hard Townes use age mind The development of science is basically a social phenomenon, dependent on hard work and mutual support of many scientists and on the societies in which they live. Charles Hard Townes mutual-support hard-work development The imposing edifice of science provides a challenging view of what can be achieved by the accumulation of many small efforts in a steady objective and dedicated search for truth. Charles Hard Townes effort challenges views The late Richard Feynman, a superb physicist, said once as we talked about the laser that the way to tell a great idea is that, when people hear it, they say, 'Gee, I could have thought of that.' Charles Hard Townes richard-feynman people ideas Much public thinking follows a rut. The same thing is true in science. People get stuck and don't look in other directions. Charles Hard Townes people looks thinking Many have a feeling that somehow intelligence must have been involved in the laws of the universe. Charles Hard Townes evolution law feelings It's almost a sort of fairy story tale, just what a novelist would write about a discovery. Charles Hard Townes writing discovery science In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is rewarding, but it's a pity if it keeps you from doing the work you are good at. Charles Hard Townes pity winning people Similar Authors Gabriel Lippmann physicist Burton Richter physicist Bruno Rossi physicist Bruce Maccabee physicist Brian Cox physicist Allan McLeod Cormack physicist All Authors
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