"Quantum theory also tells us that the world is not simply objective; somehow it's something more subtle than that. In some sense it is veiled from us, but it has a structure that we can understand."
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Divine Action: An Interview with John Polkinghorne by Lyndon F. Harris in Cross Currents, Spring 1998, Vol. 48 Issue 1.
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John Polkinghorne
John Polkinghorne (16 October 1930 – 9 March 2021), in Weston-super-Mare, England) is a British particle physicist and theologian. He has written extensively on matters concerning science and faith, and was awarded the Templeton Prize in 2002.
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