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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.July 25, 2016< 1 min read

Evidence for God from Physics and Philosophy [Spitzer Scholarly Article]

The natural sciences (and philosophical reflection upon them) have been an integral part of the Catholic intellectual tradition since the time of the Copernican revolution.

Indeed, Catholic priests and clerics played a central role in the development of natural science, for example, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543, the originator of the heliocentric universe and its mathematical justification -- 1540) was a Catholic cleric.1 Nicolas Steno (1638 – 1686, a Catholic Danish Bishop) is acknowledged to be one of the founders of modern stratigraphy and geology. The Augustinian monk and abbot, Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), is acknowledged to be the founder of modern genetics.

God and Natural Science

As will be discussed below, Monsignor Georges Lemaître (a Belgian priest and colleague of Albert Einstein) is acknowledged to be the founder of contemporary cosmology (the Big Bang theory in 1927). There are many other Catholic clerics who were integrally involved in the foundation and development of the natural sciences.

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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.

Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. is a Catholic Priest in the Jesuit order (Society of Jesus) and is currently the President of the Magis Center and the Spitzer Center. He has made many TV appearances including: Larry King Live (debating Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow), the Today Show (debating on the topic of active euthanasia), The History Channel in “God and The Universe,” a multiple part PBS series “Closer to the Truth,” and the Hugh Hewitt Show. Currently appearing weekly on EWTN in “Father Spitzer’s Universe“.

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