''Yes, Scientists believe in God''.

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Purple Rabbit, you said: ''Have you asked yourself why this quote from this man has more impact on you than the same remark that can be heard from others?'' Of course his 'beliefs' are going to be of great interest to me, more so than say my neighbour , as this guy is a particle physicist and I'm assuming that particle physicists aren't usually dumb, but rather clever people. I understand where you guys come from and how your reasoning works (using science etc) so for a 'scientist' to 'believe' in the supernatural is very interesting to me, due to my own beliefs.

Particle physicists tend to be rather clever in well...particle physics. And indeed the majority of the scientists does not believe in god. So a god-fearing particle physicist is rare indeed. Then is it not strange to value the opinion of just that god-fearing particle physicist more than that of other particle physicists? Especially when that particular particle physicist states clearly that he is taliking about belief and not making a professional assessment? He hasn't given any particle related evidence, he hasn't used any advanced mathematics, he hasn't provided any science based argument. His personal beliefs on god haven't been formulated falsifiable, haven't undergone peer review and are not the view of the scientific community. So, his personal beliefs are in every way unscientific and as good as anyone's. In other words, even particle physicists are human and there is no reason to credit their opinion on believe on something more than the content of their arguments.

Being in a minority (re science or any other matter) doesn't mean you are wrong. I don't know too much about this Polkinghorne fellow. I've found this link which may supply some scientific correlations:

http://www.starcourse.org/jcp/qanda.html

I'm taking note of what he is saying. That doesn't mean I agree with what he is saying. When an 'esteemed' particle physicist such as he supposedly is, says something, people usually take note.