During the 1980's I took a short break from histor
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During the 1980's I took a short break from history books and read,
In a nutshell, the book talks about how things came to be from the view of scientists and that of theologians. In the last chapter of the book, maybe the last page, after scientists have learned all there is to know Jastrow writes,
And if I remember correctly, the theologians ask the astronomers who finally scaled that mountain, "What took you so long?"
I think your posts are fun reads and have me pondering things I haven't thought about for a while and TY very much for them.
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God and the Astronomers
by Robert Jastrow
In God and the Astronomers, Dr. Robert Jastrow, world-renowned astrophysicist, describes the astronomical discoveries of recent years and the theological implications of the new insights afforded by science into mankind's place in the cosmos. He explains the chain of events that forced astronomers, despite their initial reluctance ("Irritating," said Einstein; "Repugnant," said the great British astronomer Eddington; "I would like to reject it," said MIT physicist Philip Morrison) to accept the validity of the Big Bang and the fact that the universe began in a moment of creation.
In a nutshell, the book talks about how things came to be from the view of scientists and that of theologians. In the last chapter of the book, maybe the last page, after scientists have learned all there is to know Jastrow writes,
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“For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance, he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.”
― Robert Jastrow, God and the Astronomers
And if I remember correctly, the theologians ask the astronomers who finally scaled that mountain, "What took you so long?"
I think your posts are fun reads and have me pondering things I haven't thought about for a while and TY very much for them.
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