Freeman Dyson and the Mathematical Universe

In this interview with Freeman Dyson I found it very interesting how he says that he is agnostic, which is basically a Christian without the belief in theology. He said that his experience as a Christian is that it's a community of people in a church who all help in taking care of each other. So to him its not really about peoples beliefs but more about observance and the way that people treat one another. Even though I disagree with him, I do think that the way people treat each other is a big part of religion. But as a Catholic, I wouldn't call myself a Catholic if I didn't believe and follow the teachings of the church. Even though I don't believe everything, I do believe the basic fundamentals. So to me being an agnostic is really just about being a good person and treating one another with respect and care. Religion does have something to do with that because it is on of its teachings. We are taught to be kind to one another but just because you believe this and live this way doesn't necessarily mean that your part of a religion. That's simply being a good person.
Another point that Dyson makes is that he believes that the earth is a self regulating system and that life has prospered on earth because of the unique design. He goes on to say that if there were anything even a bit different about the way that the earth has been formed then the life that we know would not have been able to flourish but it is possible that another form of life may have flourished instead. To me this makes complete sense because since the beginning of our species on the planet, we have formed to live on this earth in the way that it is now and was back then. If there were to have been anything different about it then the way that we have had to survive would have been different and in turn the way that our species would have had to evolve would have to be different as well.