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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
Fri May 26, 2017, 07:31 PM May 2017

Vatican stargazers look for divine inspiration

From the article:

"In a forgotten corner of the pope’s sprawling summer estate at Castel Gandolfo in the hills outside Rome, an unusual group of astronomers and cosmologists looks to the heavens for divine inspiration.
Twelve Catholic priests and brothers live, work and pray at the Vatican Observatory as they explore some of the universe’s biggest scientific questions, from the Big Bang theory to the structure of meteorites and stars.
“The observatory exists to show the world that the Catholic Church supports science,” says Brother Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer from Detroit who is also the observatory’s director."

To read more of how religious people can be both scientists and believers:

http://religionnews.com/2017/05/24/vatican-stargazers-look-for-divine-inspiration/

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Vatican stargazers look for divine inspiration (Original Post) guillaumeb May 2017 OP
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He's got an MIT PhD. rug May 2017 #2

guillaumeb

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Fri May 26, 2017, 07:32 PM
May 2017

"Consolmagno says science is critical in shaping our culture and he wants more people to understand how it works. He also says his research deepens his personal connection to God.
“If you believe that God created the universe, then knowing how the universe works, gets you closer to the Creator,” says Consolmagno."

Indeed.

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