In contrast to the cocksure pride of atheists, Wernher von Braun (who was at least as bright as any of the “brights”), speaking out of the humility and reality of his own experience as the founder and for many years the director of America’s space program, declared:
“One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be a divine intent behind it. . . . Speaking for myself, I can only say that the grandeur of the cosmos serves to confirm my belief in the certainty of a Creator.”