Carl Sagan (1934-1996) --American astrophysicist

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we

recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the

intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility

combined, is surely spiritual...The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive

does a disservice to both."

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest

in the laws of the universe - a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with

our modest powers must feel humble. In this way the pursuit of science leads to a religious feeling of a

special sort, which is indeed quite different from the religiosity of someone more naive.

Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) --British biophysicist renowned for her work on X-ray diffraction.

"In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing our best we shall come nearer to

success and that success in our aims (the improvement of the lot of mankind, present and future) is

worth attaining...I maintain that faith in this world is perfectly possible without faith in another world."

Nevill Mott (1905-1996) --English physicist, awarded Nobel Prize in 1977

"Science can have a purifying effect on religion, freeing it from beliefs of a pre-scientific age and helping

us to a truer conception of God. At the same time, I am far from believing that science will ever give us

the answers to all our questions."