“Science tries to answer the question: "How?" How do cells act in the body? How do you design an airplane that will fly faster thansound? How is a molecule of insulin constructed? Religion, by contrast, tries to answer the question: "Why?" Why was man created? Why ought I to tell the truth? Why must there be sorrow or pain or death? Science attempts to analyze how things and people and animals behave; it has no concern whether this behavior is good or bad, is purposeful or not. But religion is precisely the quest for such answers: whether an act is right or wrong, good or bad, and why.”
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Warren Weaver
Warren Weaver was an American scientist born on July 17, 1894. He made significant contributions to the fields of information theory and computer science, particularly in applying information theory to biology and genetics. Weaver's work had a profound impact on the development of computer science and information technology. more
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