Sometimes you develop a passion for something because of some personal experience. Francis Collins developexperiencepassion Change image and share on social
Nobody gets argued all the way into becoming a believer on the sheer basis of logic and reason. That requires a leap of faith. Francis Collins arguebasisbeliever Change image and share on social
I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life. It was too abstract, too far removed from human concerns. Francis Collins abstractbiteconcern share on social
I took care of young adults with cystic fibrosis when I was in my residency training and found this to be a disease that was desperately in need of some explanation. Francis Collins adultcarecystic Change image and share on social
So much of what we are currently seeing as far as human suffering and misery comes from diseases that should have been preventable but were not. Francis Collins diseasehumanmisery Change image and share on social
I became an atheist because, as a graduate student studying quantum physics, life seemed to be reducible to second-order differential equations. Mathematics, chemistry and physics had it all. And I didn't see any need to go beyond that. Francis Collins atheistchemistrydifferential share on social
If I'm walking down the riverbank, and a man is drowning, even if I don't know how to swim very well, I feel this urge that the right thing to do is to try to save that person. Evolution would tell me exactly the opposite: preserve your DNA. Who cares about the guy who's drowning? Francis Collins carednadrown share on social
I'm aware there are certain products that are being advertised - food products - with 'no chemicals whatsoever.' Well, that would be pretty hard to arrange, since everything around us is made up of atoms and molecules - chemicals - including ourselves. Francis Collins advertisearrangeatom share on social
Proponents of intelligent design don't accept that some of the very complex nanomachines that we have inside ourselves could have come about solely on the basis of natural selection. Francis Collins acceptbasiscomplex Change image and share on social
A virus is not just DNA; a virus is also packaged up, covered over with a series of proteins in a nice, elegant, well-compacted form. Francis Collins compactcoverdna Change image and share on social