The world wants you to believe that science and faith don’t mix—but history proves otherwise. Some of the brightest scientific minds, once hardened atheists and skeptics, have been forced to admit the overwhelming evidence for a Creator. This page reveals their own words—not just belief in intelligent design, but in many cases, belief in the God of the Bible.
Antony Flew – The World’s Most Famous Atheist Changes His Mind
“I now believe that the universe was brought into existence by an infinite Intelligence… I believe that life and reproduction originate in a divine Source.”
Background: Antony Flew was the world’s most renowned atheist philosopher for over 50 years—until he shocked the academic world by affirming belief in God. In his book There Is a God, he explains how DNA and the complexity of life forced him to change.
Fred Hoyle – Astronomer Staggered by the Evidence
“A common-sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics.”
Background: Hoyle coined the term “Big Bang” sarcastically—but later admitted the universe looks designed. A lifelong agnostic turned believer in intelligent design.
Francis Crick – DNA Discoverer Says Life Looks Like a Miracle
“The origin of life appears at the moment to be almost a miracle.”
Background: Co-discoverer of DNA and an atheist, Crick admitted the code of life was too complex to be accidental. He even proposed that life must have been seeded by aliens.
Allan Sandage – Leading Cosmologist Turned Christian
“It was my science that drove me to the conclusion that the world is more complicated than science can explain… only through the supernatural can I understand it.”
Background: One of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century. Former atheist. Became a Christian because of the universe’s fine-tuning.
Dean Kenyon – Evolution Textbook Author Rejects Evolution
“It is fundamentally implausible that unassisted matter and energy organized themselves into living cells.”
Background: Once a champion of chemical evolution, Kenyon recanted his views after deeper biochemical studies and became a supporter of intelligent design.
Paul Davies – Physicist Awed by Cosmic Design
“The impression of design is overwhelming.”
Background: Although not a Christian, Davies acknowledges that science clearly points to a Designer. He believes the laws of the universe display intelligence.
Albert Einstein – God Behind the Order
“The more I study science, the more I believe in God.”
Background: Though not a Christian, Einstein rejected atheism and affirmed a rational Creator behind the cosmos. He believed in a God who designed the universe.
Wernher von Braun – Rocket Scientist and Bible Believer
“The vast mysteries of the universe should only confirm our belief in the certainty of its Creator.”
Background: The father of modern rocket science and a Bible-believing Christian. Defended creation and the authority of Scripture.
Francis Collins – Former Atheist, Now Christian Geneticist
“I came to see the truth of the Bible and the person of Jesus Christ.”
Background: Director of the Human Genome Project. Former atheist who found faith after reading C.S. Lewis. Authored The Language of God.
John Lennox – Oxford Mathematician Who Debunks Atheism
“Atheism is the fairy tale. It’s the idea that everything came from nothing.”
Background: Lennox debates Dawkins and Hitchens. A bold Christian intellectual who shows that the Bible and science go hand in hand.
James Tour – Nanotech Chemist Boldly Proclaims Christ
“If you really study science, it will bring you closer to God.”
Background: World-renowned chemist. Publicly rejects Darwinism. Confesses Jesus Christ as Lord.
Arthur Schawlow – Nobel Prize Winner Saw God in the Universe
“I find a need for God in the universe and in my own life.”
Background: Co-inventor of the laser. Nobel Prize-winning physicist and outspoken Christian.
Hugh Ross – Astrophysicist Converted by the Bible’s Accuracy
“The Bible proved to be the most scientifically accurate book ever written.”
Background: Ross believed in evolution until Scripture convinced him otherwise. Became a Christian and founded Reasons to Believe.
Richard Smalley – Nobel Chemist Becomes a Christian
“The more I study the science of the universe, the more I believe in God.”
Background: Discovered buckyballs (fullerenes). Was once skeptical—later openly testified of Jesus Christ.
Mortimer Adler – Famous Philosopher Converts at Age 82
“The existence of God was the only logical explanation.”
Background: Jewish-born philosopher and educator. Lifelong skeptic. Finally bowed the knee to Christ in his 80s.
Arno Penzias – Big Bang Discoverer Agrees With Genesis
“The best data we have are exactly what I would have predicted had I nothing to go on but the Bible.”
Background: Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Not a Christian, but said science confirms Scripture.
Patrick Glynn – Harvard Atheist Finds God
“Today the concrete data point strongly in the direction of the God hypothesis.”
Background: Former atheist, turned believer. Wrote God: The Evidence.
David Berlinski – Agnostic Mathematician Dismantles Atheism
“Science has not explained how the first living cell arose. Nothing. Zero.”
Background: Not a Christian, but a devastating critic of Darwinism. His logic leads directly to God.
Hugh Miller – Geologist Confirms Scripture Through Rocks
“The testimony of the rocks confirms the testimony of the Scriptures.”
Background: Scottish geologist and Christian apologist. Saw scientific evidence as confirming the Bible.
C.S. Lewis – Oxford Atheist Turned Defender of Christ
“A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.”
Background: Former atheist. Came to Christ through reason and truth. Author of Mere Christianity.
Robert Jastrow – NASA Scientist Confirms Biblical Truth
“He is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.”
Background: Head of NASA’s Goddard Institute. Not a Christian, but admitted science confirms what the Bible’s been saying all along.
Final Word: Science Points to the Creator
These aren’t fringe thinkers. These are Nobel Prize winners, Ivy League professors, inventors, and scientific legends. Many of them tried to run from God—but the evidence chased them down. Some found intelligent design. Others found Jesus Christ.
Psalm 14:1 says, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.” But even the world’s brightest minds couldn’t escape the truth:
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1
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