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Scientists of Faith

Dr. Braun, a firm believer, is seen here with
the former US President John F. Kennedy.
Dr. Braun said he found it difficult to
understand that a scientist could not
acknowledge the presence of God.

tiny door for viewing the awesome reaches of space. An outlook
through this peephole at the vast mysteries of the universe should only
confirm our belief in the certainty of its Creator. I find it as difficult to
understand a scientist who does not acknowledge the presence of a
superior rationality behind the existence of the universe as it is to
comprehend a theologian who would deny the advances of science. 124
In May of 1974, Wernher von Braun, in a published article, stated:
One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without
concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all... The
better we understand the intricacies of the universe and all it harbors,
the more reason we have found to marvel at the inherent design upon
which it is based... To be forced to believe only one conclusion - that
everything in the universe happened by chance - would violate the
very objectivity of science itself... What random process could produce
the brains of a man or the system of the human eye?... 125

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