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.
Dr. Collins believes that faith in God and faith in science can coexist within a person and be harmonious. In The Language of God he makes his case for God and for science. 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 for 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 faith: Why are we here? How did we get here? What does life mean?
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The science of God:
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins is an intriguing book .Collins a geneticist and head of Human Genome Project find God in the most peculiar places were science and spirituality meet. Collins believes no matter how deeply one studies science one will never find answers for the simplest human attributes like morality. The more he studies the more he realizes that everything including the genetic code is all made from "God's Instruction book."It doesn't matter... more info
Bot 2 books:
I bot 2 bks both under the descripyion "used and new". One book was perfect and the other had a LOT of writing on many pages in the margins.
Best case against ID I have ever seen:
I bought this book right after I lost faith in Christianity. I was an atheist and looking for a book by an intellectual (aka, someone smarter than me) who would lay out solid, logical reasons why the idea of a God and a Christian one at that was warranted. Instead I got a great anti-ID book with a bit at the end about God.
Fascinating:
The Language of God was an immensely enjoyable read, particularly for me as a scientist far removed from the DNA world. I have not seen the basics of evolutionary theory presented as clearly and simply as Collins does here. However, the book does not deliver what some might hope it does or even what the header suggests: evidence for belief. But this is for two obvious reasons, which Dawkins would do well to remember. First, Collins is not a philosopher. But he does not try to be--he merely describes the... more info
