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To: Aquinasfan; snarks_when_bored; Alamo-Girl; metmom
As one physicist stated, I eventually came to the idea of God, and realized that the theologians were already there.

That would likely be Robert Jastrow, who in God and the Astronomers (1992) had this to say:

For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak. As he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.

May I add that the philosophical thought of your namesake, Saint and Doctor of the Church Thomas Aquinas, seems to be holding up very well these days? :^)

Thanks so much for your post Aquinasfan!

145 posted on 11/14/2007 3:46:13 PM PST by betty boop (Simplicity is the highest form of sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci)
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To: betty boop; xzins
Indeed, this is a very fascinating theory. And yes, xzins, I am quite excited about the geometry!

For anyone interested, here is the actual article by Lisi:

An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything
195 posted on 11/14/2007 11:01:26 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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