The late Richard Feynman was known for his theoretical work
in quantum electrodynamics and particle physics. For a scientist, Feynman had
an uncharacteristically folksy way of presenting the rationale for his
atheistic worldview:
“I can’t believe the special stories that have been made up
about our relationship to the universe at large because they seem to be too
local, too provincial.
The earth. He came to the earth. One of the aspects of God
came to the earth, mind you! And look at what’s out there. It isn’t ...
in proportion.”
But the celebrated physicist and reputed genius is far from the first intelligent person to address the pressing issue of disproportionality in the universe.