“Science is exciting because it is full of unsolved
mysteries, and religion is exciting for the same reason. The greatest unsolved
mysteries are the mysteries of our existence as conscious beings in a small
corner of a vast universe. Why are we here? Does the universe have a purpose?
Whence comes our knowledge of good and evil? These mysteries, and a hundred
others like them, are beyond the reach of science. They lie on the other side
of the border, within the jurisdiction of religion.”—Physicist, tech visionary,
and author Freeman Dyson (1923-2020),
acceptance speech for the 2000Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion,
May 16, 2000
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