Evolution of Life in the Universe

Join Fr. George Coyne, the director of the Vatican Observatory in a very special presentation on the intersection of scientific method and religious faith in the pursuit of humanity's deepest and oldest questions. Presented by the Fleet Science Center. Series: Eyes on the Universe [1/2000] [Science] [Show ID: 4653]

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[scienceandmusiclover]

Dr. and Priest Coyne, a man of enormous intelligence and education stood before a podium and presented his OPINIONS on matters related to science & religion. If there is to be freedom of religion, then he has that right. You are damaging both science and religion when you condemn him for an opinion or religion different from yours. He is the one that has the PhD in matters related to this video, and he also is very religious. That places him far beyond the inferior minds that rant here.

[Jim1905]

@washmlakid

You should read about G.K. Chesterton and G.B. Shaw, one was a christian apologist and the other an atheist. They had many heated debates but in the end were very good friends. They each saw each other as comrades against ignorance; they weren't just trying to prove each other wrong but argue in search of truth. Shaw said of Chesterton "He was a man of colassal genius".

[lupabuatchannel]

Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing a very special presentation on the intersection of scientific method and religious faith in the pursuit of humanity's deepest and oldest questions.

[haassun2k]

father george coyne has to be an under cover atheist



[MrSporeowns]

it really is amazing. it takes something so large-yet so simple, to form small, more complex things. witch in turn gather together and make a highly complex slightly larger thing, that is still smaller than the beginning, however, those gather and create even more complex structures based off of their thoughts, and evetually make structures many times their size to do the same thing. how far will this go? we wont know. but our children have 5 billion years to find out.

[sockington1]

stonehenge told people when to sow seeds, and when to harvest crops - nothing else

[suitabledude]

@EqualAndFree i'm familiar with the quote, and numerous others. I mentioned him because his sentiments on God are similar to mine, and Spinoza and many others I'm sure.

[MightyCarnac]

@suitabledude Agreed. The universe is mysterious. And since the world no longer languishes under the tyranny of Catholic theocracy we're even free to philosophize.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'll leave you with one last bit of plagerized wisdom:

"Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned."

[suitabledude]

@MightyCarnac I'm sure only Einstein knew what he meant by that word, but it sounds like what I believe in. I was raised Catholic, then became atheist in college, and have since become agnostic/pantheist. So I don't like to judge or make fun of peoples choice in religion; accepting that for those things which science has yet to shine a light on, we should be free to philosophize, and yes, even imagine various possibilities. Of course I try and be careful but some things remain quite mysterious.

[MightyCarnac]

@suitabledude The god of Einstein, you say? Glad to hear it. Was afraid you were Catholic.

"If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."

-Albert Einstein

"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."

-Albert Einstein

I'm pretty sure the word "gods" in that quote is used metaphorically.

Cheers.