I'm not saying there are no astronomers that believe in God, but I'd bet most don't think God had anything to do with the creation of the universe. I have NEVER seen them mention God, other than to dismiss him.
A good example is in an S&T article about the 'anthropic principle' and how everything in the universe had to be 'just right' for us to be here. In a five page article, this is what they say about God; "And some people, inevitably use anthropic fine-tuning as an argument for the existence of God - presumably a benevolent God who 'monkeyed with the laws of physics'...so as to produce a universe capable of sustaining beings like us" That's it. They completely throw that belief aside and detail how perfectly precise things have to be in order for life to be sustained.
Don't get me wrong S&T is an excellent magazine and I devour every issue. But never - ever do they even suggest that the heavens could be the work of God's hand.
First, S&T is a great magazine, but it is not a scientific journal. Second, no one uses the word “fact”. Theory is what is used in scientific circles.
I'm not saying there are no astronomers that believe in God, but I'd bet most don't think God had anything to do with the creation of the universe. I have NEVER seen them mention God, other than to dismiss him.
Hmmm…. Please cite a link here if you would.
A good example is in an S&T article about the 'anthropic principle' and how everything in the universe had to be 'just right' for us to be here. In a five page article, this is what they say about God; "And some people, inevitably use anthropic fine-tuning as an argument for the existence of God - presumably a benevolent God who 'monkeyed with the laws of physics'...so as to produce a universe capable of sustaining beings like us" That's it. They completely throw that belief aside and detail how perfectly precise things have to be in order for life to be sustained.
The universe is the way it is. We evolved in this universe. If any of those variables were different, obviously we would either not be here or be “different”. This does not necessarily posit a deity however.
Don't get me wrong S&T is an excellent magazine and I devour every issue. But never - ever do they even suggest that the heavens could be the work of God's hand.
Why would a scientific magazine use God in an argument or article? This is not the goal of such a magazine.