I was vaguely aware that same of those around me thought that this pairing of explorations was contradictory and I was headed over a cliff, but I found it difficult to imagine that there could be a real conflict between scientific truth and spiritual truth. Truth is truth. Truth cannot disprove truth. Francis S. Collins
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Despite the fact that the claim I just made is patently false, I believe that for some people, it is true. If people truly believed in one thing, but you presented them with evidence of another, they would tend to prefer the former over the latter. But they do not. People are constantly questioning everything they believe, and this process of questioning can lead to lots of conflict between various beliefs. This is one reason why the world is so confusing and full of conflict.

Source: The Language Of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence For Belief

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