When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalm 8: 4,5
"After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim
must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power and
goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.... It is evident that an
acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with
the mind of God therein expressed."
James Prescott Joule (father of thermodynamics,) address to the British Association, 1873