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by hbrouwer 5389 days ago
I still find it intriguing that Francis Collins, who in 1993 replaced James D. Watson as head of the National Center for Human Genome Research at the National Institutes of Health, is a religious person [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Collins_(geneticist)#Re...]

I'm not judging anyone here, I'm just saying I find it striking, and slightly unimaginable.

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Collins has written a book called "The Language of God" (referring to DNA) in which he explains how he reconciles his beliefs with his scientific understanding.

In it, he tells his own story and explains why he thinks Christians should accept evolution and why scientists should not be hostile to faith.