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.

Robert Jastrow

God and the Astronomers

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Science and religion

Author

Robert Jastrow

Source

God and the Astronomers

Genre

Religious literature Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Astronomer Scientist

From

United States

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Citation

Jastrow, Robert. God and the Astronomers. W. W. Norton & Company, 1978, ch. 9.

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English
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
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