"I want to prove that God exists through science" - 11 Year old
An 11-year-old genius, who on Saturday
graduated from St. Petersburg College in
Florida – USA just two years after finishing
high school, said he wants to become an
astrophysicist and prove to the world that
God exists.
“I want to prove that God does exist
through science — so that the world can
know,” William Maillis, who received an
associate in arts degree said.
He argued that atheism and some parts of
science rely on faith just as much as
religion does. He suggested that it is more
likely that a higher power created the
universe than a random event.
“Science and religion are no different,”
William said. “Science is a tool for
explaining the world. Science doesn’t
disprove God.”
His father serves as the presiding priest
at Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Hellenic
Orthodox Church in Palm Harbor.
William began speaking in complete
sentences by seven months, learned
addition and subtraction by age two, and
was declared a genius at age five.
He said his gifts are divinely inspired.
“Everybody has gifts from God. I was gifted
with knowledge and science and history,”
William said.
Peter Maillis, the father, admitted that one
issue the family has had is raising money
for college, given that because of his son’s
age, he can’t qualify for the federal student
financial aid program.
“You would think, a kid like this, they would
be throwing money at him,” the priest said.
Tonjua Williams, president of St. Petersburg
College, praised the boy in a recent
television interview “I am totally fascinated
by William and the work that he has done,”
Williams said.
“He’s extremely brilliant, very open and
collaborative.” William will be taking
classes at the University of South Florida
this fall. His goal is to get a Ph.D. by the
time he’s 18.
Joanne Ruthsatz, the former Ohio State
University psychologist who studied William
and declared him a genius, said that the
family’s history of autism could explain why
he was born with so much ability.
“Prodigies have, like, this drive to do good,”
Ruthsatz said. “They’re very much tuned in
to the bigger picture of humanity.”
The psychologist noted that children like
William are about 1 in 10 million, and many
of them have gone on to start foundations
for the greater good.
graduated from St. Petersburg College in
Florida – USA just two years after finishing
high school, said he wants to become an
astrophysicist and prove to the world that
God exists.
“I want to prove that God does exist
through science — so that the world can
know,” William Maillis, who received an
associate in arts degree said.
He argued that atheism and some parts of
science rely on faith just as much as
religion does. He suggested that it is more
likely that a higher power created the
universe than a random event.
“Science and religion are no different,”
William said. “Science is a tool for
explaining the world. Science doesn’t
disprove God.”
His father serves as the presiding priest
at Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Hellenic
Orthodox Church in Palm Harbor.
William began speaking in complete
sentences by seven months, learned
addition and subtraction by age two, and
was declared a genius at age five.
He said his gifts are divinely inspired.
“Everybody has gifts from God. I was gifted
with knowledge and science and history,”
William said.
Peter Maillis, the father, admitted that one
issue the family has had is raising money
for college, given that because of his son’s
age, he can’t qualify for the federal student
financial aid program.
“You would think, a kid like this, they would
be throwing money at him,” the priest said.
Tonjua Williams, president of St. Petersburg
College, praised the boy in a recent
television interview “I am totally fascinated
by William and the work that he has done,”
Williams said.
collaborative.” William will be taking
classes at the University of South Florida
this fall. His goal is to get a Ph.D. by the
time he’s 18.
Joanne Ruthsatz, the former Ohio State
University psychologist who studied William
and declared him a genius, said that the
family’s history of autism could explain why
he was born with so much ability.
“Prodigies have, like, this drive to do good,”
Ruthsatz said. “They’re very much tuned in
to the bigger picture of humanity.”
The psychologist noted that children like
William are about 1 in 10 million, and many
of them have gone on to start foundations
for the greater good.
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