Physics and Faith

Physics and Faith Physics rests on the Faith (Conviction) the Universe is Intelligible. But why is it? Do Physics and Faith contradict each other? And only by humans.

(Note that Faith in this context means Conviction or Trust. Also, God in this context refers to an Intelligent Creator, and does not necessarily point to any religious belief.) To quote famous Physicist & Nobel laureate Dr. Max Planck (1932):
"Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the

words: Ye must have Faith. It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with." Further, the intelligibility of the universe cannot be explained by evolution alone -- evolution does not require that the universe be intelligible. Insects, birds, and animals are oblivious to, and could not begin to comprehend, the Laws of Physics. Why is the universe (ultimately) intelligible? To quote Dr. Albert Einstein: "The most incomprehensible thing about the Universe is that it is comprehensible." Just as Religion rests on the Faith that God exists, Physics rests on the Faith that the Universe is Intelligible. It ultimately seems to come down to Faith.

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Without God, there is no ultimate Hope, Truth, Purpose, or Justice

Could Atoms have originated from random events? Watch Dr Goenka's interview with Mr Keck related to his book "Does the...
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Could Atoms have originated from random events?
Watch Dr Goenka's interview with Mr Keck related to his book "Does the Atom have a Designer?"

Dr. Lakhi N. Goenka's \"Does the Atom Have a Designer?\" explores the complex structure and behavior of the atom; Fr. Nicholas L. Gregoris discusses \"Faith ...

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Perhaps Physics doesn't know what it doesn't know?

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Everything in the Universe relies on movement. SpaceTime and Energy constantly & dynamically interact.

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What would happen to the Universe if everything stopped moving?

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Nature is God's 3D Painting

(ultimately trillions of pulsing Atoms)

Are we made from Light?
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Are we made from Light?

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the Mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science.
- Dr. Einstein

05/12/2024

Light is an EM Wave.
A Photon is quantized Light with no Charge?

05/08/2024

An AI Bot, made up of Hardware and Software, can never possess a Soul.

05/02/2024

Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
- Dr. Niels Bohr

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Do Quantum Probabilities manifest in Nature? No leaves, or flowers, or birds are identical?

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