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Article: Tycoon paying millions to scientists to seek God in universe.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- April 16, 2002
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Can science divine the hand of God in the universe?
Investment tycoon Sir John Templeton wants to know, and he's paying $1 million to 15 scientists to look for a purpose in the cosmos.
The scientists, many with international reputations, have spent their careers studying the Big Bang, the origin of stars and galaxies, the fundamental physical constants, and the origin of life.
Now they've set out to explore the question that intrigues Templeton, as it has philosophers and astronomers for centuries: Is the universe the product of design or accident?
Templeton, 88, faxed his request for the meaning of it all from his home in the Bahamas ...