Mr. Polkinghorne was the best, by far, speaker who articulated the concept of God and why he is a “believer.” His background in science and math lends him the credibility of persuasion. Here is a mathematical physicist from Cambridge who then studies to become an Anglican priest who coins the phase “natural theology” to explain why God exists.

He believes that his background in science gives him the proof that there is a divine force at work and that we are his (or her) creations. If for no other reason than the fact that we (humans) are too complex to have “evolved.” “Quantum mechanics does not rely on ‘common sense’ for explanation.” To him, a scientist and a theologian are one in the same.

His most convincing argument for a god is his explanation for the presence of evil and illness in our lives. He believes god gave us “free will” to accept or reject his love. And that the cost of us having free will to do good or evil is a “necessary cost” of our choice.