Many Scientists now believe the existence of God is not only possible but probable. From their perspective, an intelligent force predating our universe initiated creation. And whats more, scientific minds have drawn clear links between this force of intelligence and the spiritual realm.
You are right, many of the brightest scientific minds knew about Infinite Intelligence, and even committed atheists like Sartre and Anthony Flew eventually acknowledged the probability of that Intelligence.
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