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November 03, 2008
Books : Books 2008/11/03
Current count of books pending to be read: 76
Read one, purchased none
Books finished this week:
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Beliefby Francis S. Collins
Excellent book.
Francis Collins is a geneticist who invented the “positional cloning” technique for finding genes which allowed his team to discover the genes responsible for several diseases. These discoveries led him to be appointed director of the Human Genome Project from 1993 until this year (taking over from James Watson who started it in 1990).
Francis Collins is also a Christian.
This book is essentially his answer to the question “How can someone as smart as you believe in God?” It explains how he came to his faith and how he reconciles it and his equal belief in science (including evolution). It is well written, and his arguments are clearly presented. I strongly recommend this book.
Computer Games Played: Spore, Fallout 3
DVDs Watched: none
Next Book: The Lightness of Being
Posted by Steven at November 3, 2008 05:00 AM
