Freeman Dyson saw God as pure surprise. "The universe shows evidence of the operations of mind on 3 levels. ... We stand, in a manner of speaking, midway between the unpredictability of atoms and the unpredictability of God."
"I do not claim any ability to read God's mind. I am sure of only one thing. When we look at the glory of stars and galaxies ... and the ... flowers ... it is evident that God loves diversity. Perhaps the universe is constructed according to a principle of maximum diversity."
"The message is simple. 'God forbid that we should give out a dream of our own imagination for a pattern of the world'. This was said by Francis Bacon ... the smartest man of his time, with the possible exception of William Shakespeare."
"To talk about the end of science is just as foolish as to talk about the end of religion. Science and religion are both still close to their beginnings ... Science and religion are both destined to grow and change ... discovering new mysteries of which we yet have no inkling."
