"One of the great achievements of science has been, if not to make it impossible for intelligent people to be religious, then at least to make it possible for them not to be religious. We should not retreat from this accomplishment."
— Steven Weinberg

January 1, 1970

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German: "Eine der größten Errungenschaften der Wissenschaft ist nicht, es intelligenten Leuten unmöglich zu machen, religiös zu sein, sondern es ihnen zumindest zu ermöglichen, nicht religiös zu sein. Dahinter sollten wir nicht zurückfallen."

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Address at the Conference on Cosmic Design, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C. (April 1999)