When asked "Do you believe in God?" Stent stated: "I don't know whether I do, even though I believe that I as a scientist ought to. But, by way of a paradox, I do believe, as Planck did, that all scientists have to believe in Him."Hargittai, Istva'n & Magdolna. 2006. Candid Science V: Conversations with Famous Scientists. Imperial College Press, p. 518
