According to popular imagination, people in ancient times relied on myth and superstition to account for the world around them. In modern times, such beliefs were superseded by scientific explanations. In the process, however, questions arose that science could not answer. Why did the universe begin with the “Big Bang?” Why does the existence of the universe need the constants of nature to be “fine-tuned?” In presentations intended for a general audience, scientists in a variety of disciplines see how they might inform on the biggest question of all, “Is a Creator God not only possible, but necessary?”
Highlights include:
John Mather (NASA Goddard; Nobel Prize in Physics): How Did the Big Bang Make Conscious People?
Jennifer Wiseman (NASA Goddard/Hubble): A Growing Universe of Beauty, Activity, and Complexity
William D. Phillips (Nobel Prize in Physics, University of Maryland/NIST): Quantum Science, Reality, and Religion (remote)
Eben Alexander (Neurosurgeon; bestselling author Proof of Heaven): For a Broader Conception of Consciousness
Stephen Barr (University of Delaware; President, Society of Catholic Scientists): How Discoveries of the Last 100 Years Favor a Non-materialist Worldview
A student-faculty panel with Princeton voices: Andrew Bocarsly (Chemistry), Marcus Gibson (Catholic Thought), Lara Buchak (Philosophy), Hans Halvorson (Philosophy of Science)
Special preview of the forthcoming documentary God and Science
Those interested in attending the conference must register.
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