by Dr. Robert Kurland | Feb 27, 2020 | God & Modern Physics, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith
“It is also necessary—may God grant it!—that in providing others with books to read I myself should make progress, and that in trying to answer their questions I myself should find what I am seeking. Therefore at the command of God our Lord and with his help, I have...
by Guest Writer | Feb 10, 2020 | Astronomy, Guest Blogs, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith
Do faith and science operate in completely separate, non-overlapping realms? In the first of a series of articles for Thinking Faith, Vatican Astronomer, Guy Consolmagno SJ, explores how science works, how scientists work, and the place that faith has in...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Jan 30, 2020 | Human Intelligence vs. Artificial and Animal Intelligence, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith
New studies on animal learning, language, and the use of tools have created a firestorm of articles with the underlying theme that “animals are just like us.” Consider this article from National Geographic. The article reports a study that aims to determine if animals...
by Dr. Robert Kurland | Jan 21, 2020 | God & Modern Physics, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith
A frequent contributor to the Magis blog, Dr. Robert Kurland’s posts share his reflections on the intersection of faith and science from the perspective of a convert and retired physicist. In his most recent ebook, “Mysteries: Quantum and Theological” (available...
by Dr. Robert Kurland | Jan 14, 2020 | God & Modern Physics, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith
[Feynman] “Do you know calculus?” [Wouk]”I admitted that I didn’t.” [Feynman]”You had better learn it…It’s the language God talks.” —Herman Wouk, conversation with Richard Feynman in “The Language God Talks In his very fine book, “Is God a Mathematician?” Mario Livio...
by Dr. Robert Kurland | Nov 22, 2019 | God & Modern Physics, Latest, Science, Reason & Faith
“Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: ‘Ye must have faith.’ It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with.”...
