Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture. He believes that God cares about us and can intervene in human affairs -- on rare occasions, even miraculously. Collins has personally discovered some...
Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture. He believes that God cares about us and can intervene in human affairs -- on rare occasions, even miraculously. Collins has personally discovered some of the scientific evidence for the common descent of all living creatures, even though he repudiates the materialist, atheistic worldview argued by many prominent Darwinists.
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In short, Dr. Collins provides a satisfying solution for the dilemma that haunts everyone who believes in God and respects science. Faith in God and faith in science can be harmonious -- combined into one worldview. The God that he believes in is a God who can listen to prayers and cares about our souls. The biological science he has advanced is compatible with such a God. For Collins, science does not conflict with the Bible, science enhances it.
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For many years Dr. Collins kept his views largely to himself, as he helped oversee the Human Genome Project's stunning sequencing of the code of life. Now, in what may be the most important melding of reason and revelation since C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, Dr. Collins explains himself in detail. The Language of God makes the case for God and for science. Dr. Collins considers and rejects several positions along the spectrum from atheism to young-earth creationism -- including agnosticism and Intelligent Design. Instead, he proposes a new synthesis, a new way to think about an active, caring God who created humankind through evolutionary processes.
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He has heard every argument against faith from scientists, and he can refute them. He has also heard the needless rejection of scientific truths by some people of faith, and he can counter that, too. He explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes readers on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry, and biology can all fit together with belief in God and the Bible. The Language of God is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: Why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?
Altruism- Because it’s the nature of the scorpion to sting, why should I deny my own nature to save it? Creatures are not born with desire unless satisfaction for those desires exists.
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Altruism- Because it’s the nature of the scorpion to sting, why should I deny my own nature to save it? Creatures are not born with desire unless satisfaction for those desires exists.
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0 有用 潇潇 2010-09-25 08:45:57
Prominent biologist defending both science (especially evolution) and faith in God.
0 有用 亲爱的Cobain 2015-08-15 08:33:14
Must read for those who find faith and science incompatible.
0 有用 微笑的鱼 2020-05-08 12:53:05
(终于读完了这个在学校毕业典礼上说着说着就唱起来的可爱老爷爷的书)科学和信仰并不冲突。作者也从专业角度解释了进化论为什么不违背神学，有机会希望可以了解更多。
0 有用 一粒麦子 2021-10-05 02:55:20
Know our Lord.
0 有用 孙丙说戏 2018-12-11 12:27:03
美国生命科学研究最大金主爸爸NIH的主任Francis Collins对科学（特别是现代生物学）和信仰（特别是基督教信仰）之关系的探讨。作为人类基因组计划的领导者之一，Collins从自己的信仰历程出发讨论了科学和信仰是如何可以和谐共处的。包括他自己怎么能既相信创世记里面的记载、又相信现代生物学的结论（包括演化论）；末尾附录里对生物伦理（bioethics）的讨论也很精彩。这本书就像是从生物学角度... 美国生命科学研究最大金主爸爸NIH的主任Francis Collins对科学（特别是现代生物学）和信仰（特别是基督教信仰）之关系的探讨。作为人类基因组计划的领导者之一，Collins从自己的信仰历程出发讨论了科学和信仰是如何可以和谐共处的。包括他自己怎么能既相信创世记里面的记载、又相信现代生物学的结论（包括演化论）；末尾附录里对生物伦理（bioethics）的讨论也很精彩。这本书就像是从生物学角度出发去重写CS路易斯的《返璞归真》。 (展开)