Francis S. Collins: Existence

Francis S. Collins is Geneticist; Director of the National Institutes of Health. Explore interesting quotes on existence.

Francis S. Collins: 18 quotes 8 likes

“I would not expect religion to be the right tool for sequencing the human genome and by the same token would not expect science to be the means to approaching the supernatural. But on the really interesting larger questions, such as ‘Why are we here?’ or ‘Why do human beings long for spirituality?,’ I find science unsatisfactory. Many superstitions have come into existence and then faded away. Faith has not, which suggests it has reality.”

Francis S. Collins

WOL http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002402?q=collins&p=par

Faith , Religion , Question , Reality

“I was an atheist, finding no reason to postulate the existence of any truths outside of mathematics, physics and chemistry. But then I went to medical school, and encountered life and death issues at the bedsides of my patients. Challenged by one of those patients, who asked "What do you believe, doctor?", I began searching for answers.”

Francis S. Collins

cnn.com http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/collins.commentary/

Life , Death , Truth , School

“Reason alone cannot prove the existence of God. Faith is reason plus revelation, and the revelation part requires one to think with the spirit as well as with the mind. You have to hear the music, not just read the notes on the page.”

Francis S. Collins

cnn.com http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/collins.commentary/

God , Faith , Music , Thinking