Join in the fun: Why do the greatest scientists in the world believe in religion?

Reason may tell you to believe in Buddhism and religion-this is stupid, superstitious and contrary to science; But after reading this article, I'm afraid you won't think so

On his deathbed (19 14 March/Sunday), Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Revolution of 1911, overthrew China's autocratic monarchy for thousands of years and said in a firm tone to his family and close friends who collapsed at that time: "I am a Christian, and I am ordered by God to declare war on evil demons. When I die, I want people to know that I am a Christian. " Do you think Dr. Sun Yat-sen is ignorant? Or do you belong to the ignorant class?

We should not think that people who believe in God and Buddha are ignorant women and children. Since ancient times, I don't know how many learned, prestigious and powerful people are Buddhists and Christians. God convinces not only fools, but also learned people. This has been the case since ancient times. Therefore, a wise man who believes in God can also be circumstantial evidence of "God". If we discuss it carefully, we can see that the more knowledgeable people are, the more they believe in God.

According to a survey by the United Nations, they used the world-famous Gallup poll method to investigate whether the most famous 300 scientists in the last 300 years believed in God (the Christian God). Among them, except for 38 scientists who can't find faith, only 20 of the remaining 262 scientists don't believe in God, accounting for 7.6% of the total; There are 242 people who believe in God, accounting for 92.4%, including almost all scientific giants who have made great contributions to the development of science. What is even more surprising is that 93.27% of Nobel Prize winners believe in God. Even the top ten most influential scientists in the world believe in God!

In this long list of scientists who believe in God, many names are familiar to us. For example, Newton, the father of physics, Einstein who discovered the theory of relativity, Copernicus, the great astronomer, Galileo, the father of modern mechanics and science, Morse, the father of telegraph, von Braun, the great female scientist Madame Curie, the founder of Nobel Prize, Roentgen, the first Nobel Prize winner, Marconi who invented radio communication, Qin Na who invented vaccinia, the Wright brothers who invented airplanes, von Braun, the father of modern aviation and the father of rockets. Bacon, the founder of modern experimental science, Planck, the founder of quantum theory, Fabers, an expert in entomology, Pavlov, an expert in biology, and Pratt, a great scientist of modern atomic energy. ...

French biologist Pasteur, the world-famous founder of bacteriology, said: "It is self-confidence to admit the existence of God ... If we have this self-confidence, we can't help kneeling down and worshiping God!" The great mathematician Gauss said, "Less knowledge keeps people away from God, while more knowledge keeps people close to God."

Copernicus, a great astronomer, said: "When human beings see the solemn order of the universe under the management of God, they will certainly feel a kind of power, urging them to live a regular life and perform various morals. They can recognize the creator God as the source of truth, goodness and beauty from all things." In fact, the foundation of modern science was established by some Christian scholars.

First of all, Newton

Newton is a master of classical physics, and almost all modern sciences are developed on the basis of Newton. However, Newton devoted his life to theological discussion. Newton said: "Compared with God's great creation, science is like a child accidentally picking up a beautiful shell at the seaside." But how many beautiful shells are there in the sea! He also said, "I want to prove God by studying natural philosophy in order to serve God better." "(Selected Works of Newton's Natural Philosophy, pp. 5-6)

Second, Einstein

Einstein founded the theory of relativity and made epoch-making contributions to modern physics. As a Jew, his understanding of God is different from that of other scientists. However, he firmly believes in God. He said, "God's glory and superb spirit are manifested in the subtle details that our weak hearts can perceive. I sincerely admire them, which constitutes my religious belief. I am convinced that there is a superb wisdom in the incredible universe, which constitutes my belief in God. "

I believe many people remember Einstein's famous words;

"Religion without science is blind, but science without religion cannot advance."

"I can't imagine a real scientist without such profound beliefs. This situation can be compared with such an image: science without religion is like a lame man, and religion without science is like a blind man. " (The Complete Works of Einstein, Volume III, Commercial Press, 1979, p. 182- 183)

On page 283 of Einstein's Collected Works, he wrote: "It is difficult to find a man without religious belief among scientists with profound attainments."

At the same time, believing in God does not prevent him from advocating Buddhism. He has said many times: "If there is a religion in the world that does not oppose science, every new scientific discovery can verify her point of view, and that is Buddhism." (Collected Works of Einstein, Volume I)

Third, Edison

Edison, once known as "one of the greatest figures in the world", was also a devout Christian. He said, "If I deny the existence of God, I will desecrate my knowledge. I firmly believe that there is an all-knowing, all-powerful and supreme God "(Edison's biography of Edison, page 293, Edison's conversation with his friend Latoro).

Edison said, "I think every atom must be controlled by some kind of wisdom." The friend asked, "Where does this wisdom come from?" ? Edison replied, "From a power greater than ours."

Fourth, Darwin

Darwin was not the greatest scientist. Why only mention his influence on atheists? Darwin is the founder of the theory of evolution, and his Origin of Species has a great influence on the world. But Darwin was a Christian. He emphasized many times in the Origin of Species and his autobiography. I have never denied the existence of God, and said that my theory is not contradictory to God's creation of everything in the universe. Darwin wrote in his autobiography: "I believe that the initial life begins with the God of Creation. Without an extreme reason, the universe cannot exist. "

Darwin said on his deathbed at the age of 73: "I observe the world, especially the characteristics of human beings." I don't agree with the arbitrary view that the world is dominated by aimless forces. I think there must be an omnipresent, detailed and universal rule of good and evil in this world. "

-This "law" is God's law and its cause and effect.

However, in some countries, due to the need of "brainwashing", the above content has been abridged in their published works, so not everyone can see it.

Stephen Hawking wrote in the conclusion of his world famous book A Brief History of Time: "Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is only a set of rules or equations. What gives life to these equations to create the universe they describe? Usually, the scientific method of establishing mathematical models cannot be answered. "

Paul davis, a British physicist and professor of theoretical physics, wrote in his book "God and New Physics": "Although as long as compensatory disorder occurs elsewhere, orderly spontaneous achievements will not contradict the second law of thermodynamics, it is obvious that if the universe as a whole does not have a considerable negative entropy reserve at the beginning, there will be no order at all. If according to the second law of thermodynamics, the degree of overall disorder has been increasing, then, in our view, the universe must be orderly when it was created. Doesn't this provide strong evidence for the existence of a creator God-designer? Because even if natural processes can produce local order, first of all, some negative entropy is needed to drive these natural processes. "

When planning a TV series about spiritual and supernatural phenomena, Kit Pedler, a pathologist, writer and TV producer, described his surprise when he saw modern physicists pay so much attention to problems other than physics: "For nearly twenty years, I have been conducting my research as a happy biologist who believes in reductionism, thinking that as long as I study hard, I can finally reveal the basic facts. Later, I started reading books on new physics. As a result, my previous beliefs were shattered.

"As a biologist, I used to think that physicists are cool-headed, clear-headed and unemotional people. They treat nature condescendingly with calm and outsider's eyes, and decompose the brilliance of sunset into wavelength and frequency; They are a group of observers, tearing the elaborate universe into rigid formal components.

"My mistake is huge. So I began to study the works of legendary celebrities-Einstein, Bohr, Schrodinger, Dirac. I found that they are not calm outsiders, but some people with poetic and religious beliefs. What they imagine is so huge and novel that what I call' supernatural things' seems almost unremarkable by comparison. "

Of the more than 6 billion people in the world, more than 5 billion people believe in religion, accounting for about 85% of the total population. Take the United States, the country with the most developed scientific civilization in the world, as an example: the United States is called the country with the strongest religious consciousness in the world. Since the birth of the United States, 43 presidents have believed in God. Except for four people who are relatively indifferent to religious beliefs, the remaining 39 people (including the current President Bush) are devout Christians. Similarly, the proportion of Christians in the US Congress is over 90%. About 96% Americans believe in God, 90% people pray and believe in God's love for them, and more than 50% believers go to church at least once a week. The United States is the only country in the world that prints the word "God" on paper money, and every dollar has the words "We believe in God". The fact that most people ignore above shows that our understanding of ourselves and the world is very limited, but each of us has the ability to stand high and let our eyes see more truth.

A certain part of a person's body is different from others and shows disorder, so there is every reason to think that this part of the person is abnormal or morbid. Abnormal means minority, difference, disorder, unpleasant and frightening. -Without religious belief, there will be no fear of cause and effect, and the conscience of the ID may be lost, leading to moral loss and even the evil point of no return. In the west, people without religious beliefs cannot enter the mainstream society. They are considered as a tiny part of the untrustworthy human world and a part of people with distinct and vague beliefs.

In China, the situation is just the opposite-mechanical materialism indoctrination, people without religious beliefs become the majority, only they can enter and manipulate the mainstream society; However, people with religious beliefs have become a few different people, which is the most fundamental reason for the decline and decay of social morality in China. Establishing religious belief and starting with educating people is an indispensable and fundamental way for any society to achieve long-term stability and rule the world.

What's more, it may be difficult to find a truly thorough atheist in this world. Because they have prayed and cried, and tried to get comfort and help beyond human power. Some of them are more afraid of ghosts than religious people. Facts have proved that superstitious activities such as divination and fortune telling are more common among atheists or people without religious beliefs.

This shows the fact that we mistakenly think it is a kind of "ignorance" and "superstition" religion, but in the most scientifically developed west and the greatest scientists, they believe in it and worship it devoutly.

Perhaps it is the belief and testimony of these great scientists that makes us more awed by this unknown world in confusion, and makes us really think: where did we come from and where will we go?

Since so many wise people believe in God, how can it be said that only the elderly and ignorant women and children believe in God?