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George Coyne Quotes

Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God Picture Quote #1

The knowledge of God, the belief in God, is what I call an a-rational process. It’s not rational - it doesn’t proceed by scientific investigation - but it’s not irrational because it doesn’t contradict my reasoning process. It goes beyond it Picture Quote #1

I don’t use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God Picture Quote #1

There are dimensions to me that are not just the thinking person, but the person who is much richer, the person who has other emotional experiences, psychological experiences, these experiences also enrich me Picture Quote #1

As a religious priest I find it a very enriching experience to do my scientific research Picture Quote #1

I think that anybody who thinks science is going to explain everything in biological systems, or in physical cosmology, et cetera, is actually mistaken, because I think within science - if correctly understood - those claims are not being made Picture Quote #1

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The Copernican revolution was actually a contribution to the life of the church, the development of our view of ourselves in terms of the Universe, and therefore our view of God, et cetera. But, that took centuries, and struggles, and conflicts before that happened Picture Quote #1

The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally Picture Quote #1

Nothing we learn about the universe threatens our faith. It only enriches it Picture Quote #1

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Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God (George Coyne Quotes) The knowledge of God, the belief in God, is what I call an a-rational process. It’s not rational - it doesn’t proceed by scientific investigation - but it’s not irrational because it doesn’t contradict my reasoning process. It goes beyond it. (George Coyne Quotes) I don’t use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God. (George Coyne Quotes) There are dimensions to me that are not just the thinking person, but the person who is much richer, the person who has other emotional experiences, psychological experiences, these experiences also enrich me. (George Coyne Quotes) As a religious priest I find it a very enriching experience to do my scientific research (George Coyne Quotes) I think that anybody who thinks science is going to explain everything in biological systems, or in physical cosmology, et cetera, is actually mistaken, because I think within science - if correctly understood - those claims are not being made. (George Coyne Quotes) The Copernican revolution was actually a contribution to the life of the church, the development of our view of ourselves in terms of the Universe, and therefore our view of God, et cetera. But, that took centuries, and struggles, and conflicts before that happened. (George Coyne Quotes) The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally. (George Coyne Quotes) Nothing we learn about the universe threatens our faith. It only enriches it (George Coyne Quotes)