Dr. Andrew Huberman is one of the most famous scientists alive. His scholarly research in neuroscience earned a tenured professorship in the department of neurobiology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, but what made Huberman world famous outside academia was his podcast, which discusses science and science-based tools for everyday life. Huberman Lab is the number one health and fitness podcast in the world and a top ten podcast globally. With more than seven million subscribers on YouTube, his most popular episodes have influenced millions to get sunlight in the morning, to exercise smarter, or to drink less alcohol.

Given his prominence and influence, it is not surprising that Huberman’s recent remarks about God went viral. Not only does Huberman believe in God, but his belief in God is not merely theoretical. Each night, he prays to God for the well being of others, listens in silence, prays for strength to endure challenges, and expresses gratitude.

So, what did Huberman say about God in his viral video? First, he said, “The one thing that I wish that I had done earlier was to stop resisting the voice in my head that said, ‘You know, I think there’s a God, and I’m going to pray.’” St. John Henry Newman talked about the voice of conscience as the voice of God, urging us to do what is good and avoid what is evil. We can come to an understanding of God through what is outside of us, like the majesty of creation. But we can also come to an understanding of God through what is inside of us: the voice of conscience.

Huberman continued, “I kept pushing that [voice urging me to pray] away. It was, like, incompatible with my notion of what it meant to be a scientist.” At one time, in the mind of Huberman, to be a scientist and to be a believer in God seemed incompatible with each other. But now Huberman has joined the ranks of so many scientists—including Copernicus, Newton, Kepler, Pascal, Mendel, Gödel, and Einstein—who view science and faith in God as compatible. Indeed, if the first cause of creation is intelligent, then we’d expect to find an intelligible created order that science can discover.

If God fosters inner integrity, a harmonizing of lesser goods in light of the greatest good, then peace of soul is possible.

Huberman continued, “I’m fifty, and for the first time in my life, my entire life, I’ve experienced sustained time of real, deep peace.” Why would God bring a sense of peace? If you believe in divine providence, then the ups and downs of life are not simply random chance events. Rather, the joyful, sorrowful, luminous, and glorious chapters of each life are part of the divine plan, a plan given to us for our own well being and the well being of others. Peace comes not so much from an absence of external troubles but from a quelling of internal troubles. If God fosters inner integrity, a harmonizing of lesser goods in light of the greatest good, then peace of soul is possible.

Huberman said further, “I think it’s because I stopped fighting so hard to try and control everything inside me and in my life. And as a consequence, everything’s become much easier. It’s still challenging, but much, much easier. And it’s 100 percent because of giving over to the notion of a higher power.” As any believer can tell you, belief in God doesn’t take away challenges. Indeed, if we consider the lives of Jesus and the saints, they’re not free from the challenge of suffering. The cross is part of every life. But faith helps a person to bear whatever cross one has out of love. And faith gives us hope that whatever cross we bear can lead to a resurrection.

Finally, Huberman said, “I’m very direct about it: It’s God the higher power for me. It’s really my wish for anyone that’s struggling or doing well.” Belief in God does not destroy the good things of life. In Exodus, the burning bush is not consumed by the fire of God but brightened. Belief in God enhances the good things of life by helping us see these goods as gifts. When these goods are viewed as gifts, we can be grateful to a Giver, which can prompt greater happiness. And one of these gifts, for millions of people, is Andrew Huberman’s work to bring science and science-based tools to everyday life.