Carolina QuotesScience tries to understand what our universe is like and how it works, including us humans. Religion is aimed at understanding the purpose and meaning of our universe, including our own lives. If the universe has a purpose or meaning, this must be reflected in its structure and functioning, and hence in science.
Charles Hard Townes
Carolinian
Source
Statement accepting the Templeton Prize, March 9, 2005
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- Statement accepting the Templeton Prize
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- 2005
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I feel that very rarely have I done any work in my life. I have a good time. I'm exploring. I'm playing a game, solving puzzles, and having fun, and for some reason people have been willing to pay me for it. Officially, I was supposed to retire years ago, but retire from what? Why stop having a good time?
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