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“I find it quite improbable that such order came out of chaos. There has to be some organizing principle. God to me is a mystery, but is the explanation for the miracle of existence, why there is something instead of nothing.”

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Allan Sandage
Allan Sandage

Allan Sandage was a renowned astronomer known for his research on cosmic distances and the expansion of the universe. He made significant contributions to the field of astronomy, particularly in the study of the Hubble constant and the expansion of the universe. more

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