In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the … - Charles Hard Townes

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Birth, and copulation, and death; that's all the facts when you come to brass tacks.

Charles Hard Townes

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.

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I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge.

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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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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

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When God said "Let there be light" he surely must have meant perfectly coherent light.

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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.

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