“Because God is reflected in the world in which me made, in some sense, my scientific investigation has always supported my belief in God in a very real sense. It helps me to pray better.” WorldMadeRealHelpingBeliefPrayingHelp MeInvestigationBelief In God Author:George Coyne
“Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God.” HelpingBeliefSupportScientistBelief In GodJesuit Author:George Coyne
“However the great successes of science - Galileo's telescopic observations, Newton's law of gravity, etc - all of this great success caused people to sort of say, what if we could establish religion on that same successful basis? What if we could have a good rational foundation for religious belief. What if religion could be sort of like science. Of course, that can't be.” PeopleIfsLawCoursesBeliefReligiousSuccessfulBasesFoundationRationalObservationEtcWhat IfGravityNewtonReligious BeliefGreat SuccessNewton's Laws Author:George Coyne
“The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally.” WholeBeliefReligiousDimensionsTranscendenceReligious Belief Author:George Coyne
“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.” BeliefProcessRationalReasoningInvestigationIrrationalBelief In GodKnowledge Of God Author:George Coyne
“If I have a fundamental belief that the universe is created by God, then I also come to the belief that that universe reflects God, it gives me some knowledge of Him. Obviously, therefore, the more I know of the universe is, the more enriched my limited knowledge of God is.” IfsKnowsGivingUniverseBeliefGive MeFundamentalsKnowledge Of GodLimited Knowledge Author:George Coyne
