‘Know Thyself’ — Because Science Cannot Penetrate the Essence of What You Are
You are a creature of God, made in his image, fallen through sin and redeemed by grace. This is beyond the domain of science.
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Scientism Has a Problem — It Can’t Be Verified Scientifically
Science can measure some characteristics and reveal some physical structures, but it can never tell us what something is and why it was given the privilege of existing.
The Catholic Church Is the Mother of Modern Science
In civilization after civilization, science has been ‘stillborn’ — but in Christendom, science has flourished and has brought achievements like the James Webb Space Telescope.
The Universe Looks Like a Fine-Tuned Fix
“Scripture and Tradition never cease to teach and celebrate this fundamental truth: ‘The world was made for the glory of God.’” (CCC 293)
Vatican Astronomer: ‘Trust the Science’ Does Not Convince Those Who Most Need to be Convinced
“The phrase ‘trust the science’ does not convince those who most need to be convinced, especially if it reinforces the fear that science is challenging the authority of religious faith.”
Everything Your Friends Know About Galileo Is Wrong — Here’s How to Set the Record Straight
Galileo did not prove that the Earth moves. He did not invent the telescope. He was not excommunicated, tortured or burned. So where do these ideas originate?
Without Religion, Science Can Become False and Idolatrous
“Science can purify religion from error and superstition,” said Pope St. John Paul II. “Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.”
29 Great Catholic Mathematicians You Should Know
“It seems to me almost incredible,” said Pope Benedict XVI in 2006, “that an invention of the human mind and the structure of the universe coincide. Mathematics, which we invented, really gives us access to the nature of the universe and makes it possible for us to use it.”
The Scientific Method is a Catholic Method
“The humble and persevering investigator of the secrets of nature is being led, as it were, by the hand of God in spite of himself, for it is God, the conserver of all things, who made them what they are.” —Gaudium et Spes, No. 36
