“We seek an understanding of the laws of nature and of our particular universe in which everything makes sense to us. We do not want to be reduced to accepting the strange features of our universe as brute facts.” WantFactsLawUniverseUnderstandingAcceptingParticularStrangeMake SenseFeaturesLaws Of NatureBrutes Author:Sean M. Carroll
“Scientifically speaking, the existence of God is an untenable hypothesis. It's not well-defined, it's completely unnecessary to fit the data, and it adds unhelpful layers of complexity without any corresponding increase in understanding.” WellsUnderstandingExistenceFitIncreaseAddDefinedDataComplexityLayersUnnecessaryHypothesisCorrespondingExistence Of God Author:Sean M. Carroll
“We are looking for a complete, coherent, and simple understanding of reality. Given what we know about the universe, there seems to be no reason to invoke God as part of this description.” KnowsReasonRealitySeemsUniverseGivenUnderstandingSimpleDescriptionNo ReasonInvoke Author:Sean M. Carroll