Father George Coyne Interview (4/7) - Richard Dawkins
This is the full uncut interview with Father George Coyne which was omitted from Richard Dawkins' television program "The Genius of Charles Darwin" for Channel 4 in the UK. See more videos...
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[Richard Dawkins] Would you say that, although God didn't design living things, that he designed the laws of physics in the first place, or something like that? [Father George Coyne] I would say, first of all in very general terms, from my religious faith and my scientific knowledge, God works through evolution. God not only is the source of all being, that is, I don't know if we want to get into a discussion of what it means that God created the universe, but I believe God created the universe. Okay? But that was not a moment, just a moment in time. God is continuously creating the universe. And he's working with the universe as we know the universe scientifically. If I am faithful to what I know as a scientist, I reflect back upon the G...
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[Richard Dawkins] Would you say that, although God didn't design living things, that he designed the laws of physics in the first place, or something like that? [Father George Coyne] I would say, first of all in very general terms, from my religious faith and my scientific knowledge, God works through evolution. God not only is the source of all being, that is, I don't know if we want to get into a discussion of what it means that God created the universe, but I believe God created the universe. Okay? But that was not a moment, just a moment in time. God is continuously creating the universe. And he's working with the universe as we know the universe scientifically. If I am faithful to what I know as a scientist, I reflect back upon the G...
