I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures. Francis Collins adventurecreationgive Change image and share on social
In my own experience as a physician, I have not seen a miraculous healing, and I don't expect to see one. Francis Collins expectexperienceheal Change image and share on social
Science's domain is the natural. If you want to understand the natural world and be sure you're not misleading yourself, science is the way to do it. Francis Collins domainmisleadnatural Change image and share on social
I'm always feeling like I'm lacking wisdom. This reassurance that one can ask God for that and it will happen is certainly reassuring to me. Francis Collins feltgodhappen Change image and share on social
I became an atheist because, as a graduate student studying quantum physics, life seemed to be reducible to second-order differential equations. Mathematics, chemistry and physics had it all. And I didn't see any need to go beyond that. Francis Collins atheistchemistrydifferential share on social
Many people struggle with losing weight and then regaining it. But there is no convincing evidence that the effort to lose weight actually promotes more weight gain in the long run. Francis Collins convinceeffortevidence Change image and share on social
For delightfully quirky descriptions of bizarre neurological syndromes that teach us a lot about how the brain works, there is no match for Oliver Sacks. Francis Collins bizarrebraindelightfully Change image and share on social
A virus is not just DNA; a virus is also packaged up, covered over with a series of proteins in a nice, elegant, well-compacted form. Francis Collins compactcoverdna Change image and share on social
It is interesting that the U.S. has this very strong proportion of the population that rejects scientific conclusions about the age of the Earth and about evolutionary relationships between species, including humans. Francis Collins ageconclusionearth share on social
If you are in support of in vitro fertilization, then you have to recognize that human embryos are being created in excess of what can be used safely to reimplant for a pregnancy. So they're going to end up being discarded. Francis Collins creatediscardembryo share on social
