Who said the following:
Now we see how the astronomical evidence leads to a biblical view of the origin of the world. The details differ, but the essential elements in the astronomical and biblical accounts of Genesis are the same: the chain of events leading to man commenced suddenly and sharply at a definite moment in time, in a flash of light and energy.
Answer after the jump. Hint – the person is not a Christian.
The quote comes from Robert Jastrow’s book God and the Astronomer. He sits in the Edwin Hubble chair at the Mount Wilson observatory and is the founder of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies.
The agnostic astronomer concluded God and the Astronomer with this now classic line:
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.
I give up, who? Kepler?
Hold on a minute – are you telling me that a Christian scientist believes that a Christian God created the world? Oh my goodness, I'm shaken to my core.
Sam, did you read what I wrote or are you just jumping to conclusions…again.
The guy is an agnostic with no faith in a God, much less the Christian God.
Very nice quote. Classic.
NOTE: I added the hint after Sam's assertion that Jastrow was a Christian. Sam may have missed (or ignored) where I said Jastrow was agnostic, but he wouldn't be so blind as to miss the hint. Again, that was posted after Sam's comment.
What is it with so many xians that they just can't accept evolution and science in general? Weird.
I accept science, at least good science.
But again this guy is not a Christian and he is speaking about how the astronomical evidene points toward a Genesis-type beginning.
they just can't accept evolution and science in general?
It's simple. Not only have most of the major scientific developments in the last century been contributed by Christians (or jews ;), but Christians understand the difference between science and conjecture (evolution), between science and eco-politics (global warming panic), and they also understand the implications of scientific theories on other disciplines (social Darwinism).
Simply said, there is no rift between Christianity and science. but between Christianity and leftist interpretations of scientific data, which are used to both falsify natural history and construct unworkable social engineering proejects.
"leftist interpretations of scientific data"? Now evolution is a leftist plot. As I said, weird.
Yes, anti-biblical, anti-Christian, and atheist leftists love evolution, and would die if it weren't true because that might mean that Creationists, and "Christianists" are actually right. And they defend not because it is good science (though they are deceived or decieve themselves into thinking it is), but because it supports their philosophical world view, and to threaten that makes them uncomfortable. Waaah.
No, seeker, science and the scientific method are not dependent on political or theological slants. They are based on REASON, something which religionism cannot match. It is only radical rightists and religious fanatics like yourself who cannot see it any other way.
Jastrow also said:
From Ben Wattenberg's "Think Tank" on PBS: http://www.pbs.org/thinktank/transcript224.html