"The deeper I go into the sciences, the more I am convinced that the world is the work of an all-wise Creator."

"I hold the sun to be situated motionless in the center of the revolution of the celestial orbs while the earth revolves around the sun."

"I do not think it is necessary to believe that the same God who gave us our senses, our reason, and our intellect, also intended us to forego their use."

"I do not believe that the same God who has given us senses, reason and intellect would have us abandon their use."

"And finally, if the earth were to stop spinning, then the water in the oceans would fly off, and the mountains would crumble. So it must be moving."