Marcus : A Stanford Professor Uses Both Faith and Reason

Marcus is a Professor of Bio-Engineering at Stanford University who studies Systems and Synthetic Biology. His faith has been strengthened as he has studied, asked questions, and learned to appreciate what he calls the “interdisciplinarity” of faith and science. He discusses how adopting a perspective of humility and a “growth mindset” as we approach apparent paradoxes and contradictions can help us master fundamental concepts and gain greater maturity even as we struggle. Finally, Marcus gives his take on the significance of the pursuit of DNA evidence in the Book of Mormon as well as the importance of listening and learning through being open minded and wrestling until we have “found the blessing.”

Further reading in Faith Is Not Blind:

“As we search for the right relationship between faith and reason, that process prepares us to reach for a yet higher form of resolution in yonder simplicity.”

(Faith Is Not Blind, Chapter 6, “The Head and Heart Paradox,” p. 46)