Certainly he was a devout Christian who believed that his scientific work would aid an understanding of the world, and so of God through understanding His creation.
Totoong siya ay isang banal Kristiyano na sumampalataya na ang kanyang pang-agham ng trabaho ay isang aid-unawa ng mundo, at sa gayon ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng unawa sa Kanyang paglikha.