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“Science is about explaining the world, and religion is about interpreting it. There shouldn't be any conflict.”

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Paul Davies, born April 22, 1946, is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and prolific science writer. After earning his PhD at Cambridge, he held faculty positions at Oxford, UC San Diego and the Australian National University, focusing on cosmology, quantum gravity, black‑hole thermodynamics and the physics of life's origins. Known for his interdisciplinary outlook and clear popular‑science books such as "The Mind of God" and "The Goldilocks Enigma," Davies has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the American Physical Society. His research advances fundamental physics, while his outreach has shaped public understanding of the universe and its deeper philosophical implications. more

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