Most scientists still park their faith, if they have it, at the laboratory door. But just as belief can find inspiration in science, so scientists can find inspiration in belief. The same strain runs through Judaism. Knowing how the universe functions is crucial to a religious person because this is the world He created. Feit is hardly alone.
Humans are right in the middle.
Although skeptical scientists grumble that science has no need of religion, forward-looking theologians think religion needs science. Although upwards of 90 percent of Americans believe in a personal God, fewer believe in a God who parts seas, or creates species one by one. Science cannot prove the existence of God, let alone spy him at the end of a telescope. But to some believers, learning about the universe offers clues about what God might be like. One place to get a glimpse of God's character, ironically, is in the workings of evolution.