If we are honest - and scientists have to be - we must admit that religion is a jumble of false assertions, with no basis in reality.
Paul DiracTheoretical physicists accept the need for mathematical beauty as an act of faith... For example, the main reason why the theory of relativity is so universally accepted is its mathematical beauty.
Paul DiracOne could perhaps describe the situation by saying that God is a mathematician of a very high order, and He used very advanced mathematics in constructing the universe.
Paul Dirac