Here's a little song (if you can call it that) that sums up how so many scientists can feel awe, delight, and a sense of mystery when contemplating the universe - without any hint of gods, religions, or any other kind of superstitions. I enjoyed it so much that I've watched it three times already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioZf4TjoUI
This reaction to the mystery of the universe is oddly similar to that found in Zen. You don't go looking for worlds beyond, for strange powers or for any creator behind it all - you just open your eyes and your mind to everything that is here now. Underlying this is the Buddhist conception of dependent arising which basically means that everything that happens is related to everything else, and everything happens because of the causes and conditions that precede it.
As Dawkins says "Matter flows from place to place, and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find that thought disturbing. I find the reality thrilling."
