The fathers of science were Christians

The fathers of science were Christians

https://reasonandscience.catsboard.com/t2788-the-fathers-of-science-were-christians

Who do you think coined the term scientist ? It was William Whewell, an Anglican priest and theologian, who also came up with the words physicist, cathode, anode, and many other commonly used scientific terms. Essentially, the very language used by scientists today was invented by a believer.

When Charles Darwin wrote The Origin of Species in 1859—the work that first proposed the theory of evolution—he was definitely a believer in God. It’s true that as he grew older, he began to doubt the existence of a personal Creator who cared about his creatures, but Darwin always struggled with his lack of faith. He was at times a Christian and at times an agnostic. But he never thought that his scientific theory was incompatible with the idea of God. Rather, he thought that while God did not have a direct hand in creating the different species of the world, he did indeed create the natural laws that governed the cosmos—including the laws of evolutionary development.

And what of the science of genetics—the means through which evolution supposedly takes place? According to proponents of evolutionary theory, it is only through genetic mutation and the process of natural selection that life on this planet is able to undergo gradual development. Who, then, was the father of this field of study? The answer is Gregor Mendel—an Augustinian friar and abbot of a Catholic monastery! This monk, botanist, and professor of philosophy was the man whose famous experiments on peas led to the formulation of the rules of heredity and to the proposal of the existence of invisible “genes”—which provide a basis for the science of modern genetics.

Well, then what about the big bang theory—the leading explanation of how our universe began?  In fact, the man who proposed both the theory of the expansion of the universe as
well as the big bang theory of the origin of the universe—effectively changing the whole course of modern cosmology—was Father Georges Lemaître, a Belgian astronomer and Roman Catholic priest!  A priest came up with the big bang theory! This cleric, who taught physics at the Catholic University of Leuven, delivered a famous lecture on his theories in 1933 that was attended by Albert Einstein in California. When Einstein heard Father Lemaître delineate his theory, he said: “This is the most beautiful and satisfactory explanation of creation to which I have ever listened. Now how could this be?

How could the father of genetics be a monk and the father of the big bang theory be a priest? Didn’t these men know what all modern atheists seem to take for granted—that the very theories they espoused contradict the idea of God and nullify the possibility of his existence? Didn’t they know that their belief in God was therefore absurd? Were they really that blind?
Or is there, perhaps, another explanation? Could it be that these great men of science were not blind at all, but rather that modern atheists fail to understand the most simple principle of rational thought— namely, that explaining the scientific process of how the universe came to be does not in any way explain why it came to be. It does not explain the fundamental mystery of existence itself. This mystery can never be explained by science.

None of these giants in the field of science was an atheist. All believed in a Supreme Being who created and designed the universe

Here is a list of creationists who founded and established modern science. Due to space I have to make this list short.
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

Contributions: The law of falling bodies; Geometric and Military Compass; An Improved Telescope; The Case for Heliocentrism.
Johann Kepler (1571-1630)

Contributions: Physical Astronomy; Celestial Mechanics.
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

Contributions: Hydrography; Barometer.
Robert Boyle (1627-1691)

Contributions: Chemistry; Gas Dynamics.
Nicholas Steno (1631-1686)
Contributions: Stratigraphy; law of constancy of interfacial angles; the law of superposition; Paleontology; Crystallography; A Biblical geologist.
Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Contributions: Calculus; Dynamics; Law of gravity; Reflecting telescope.
John Woodward (1665-1728)

Contributions: Paleontology.
Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Contributions: Systematic Biology; Classification System.
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)

Contributions: calculus, number theory, notation, optics, rational and fluid mechanics.
William Herschel (1738-1822)

Contributions: Galactic Astronomy; Double stars.
Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)

Contributions: Comparative Anatomy.
 Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855)

 Contributions: Number theory, geometry, probability theory, geodesy, planetary astronomy, the theory of functions, and potential theory (including electromagnetism).
Humphrey Davy (1778-1829)

Contributions: Thermokinetics; Mine safety lamp.
Michael Faraday (1791-1867)

Contributions: Electro-Magnetics; Field Theory; Electronic Generator.
Charles Babbage (1792-1871)

Contributions: Computer Science; Actuarial tables; Calculating machine.
Joseph Henry (1797-1878)

Contributions: Electric Motor; Galvanometer; Self-Induction.
Matthew Maury (1806-1873)

Contributions: Hydrography; Oceanography.
Louis Agassiz (1807-1873)

Contributions: Glacier geology.
James Joule (1818-1889)

Contributions: Reversible Thermodynamics.
George Mendel (1822-1884)

Contributions: Genetics.
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)

Contributions: Pasteurization; Bacteriology; Biogenesis Law; Vaccination & Immunization; Fermentation Control.
Henri Fabre (1823-1915)

Contributions: Entomology of living insects.
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)

Contributions: Energetics; Thermodynamics; Absolute temperature scale; Trans-Atlantic Cable.
Bernhard Riemann (1826- 1866)

Contributions: Non-Euclidean geometry
Joseph Lister (1827-1912)

Contributions: Antiseptic Surgery.
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Contributions: Statistical Thermodynamics; Electrodynamics.
Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919)

Contributions: Dimensional Analysis; Model Analysis.
John Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945)

Contributions: Electronics; Thermionic valve.
William Ramsay (1852-1916)

Contributions: Isotopic Chemistry; Inert gases.
Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912)

Orville Wright (1871 - 1948)

Contributions: Invented Aviation (flight; first airplane); made improvements on their own invention.
Wernher von Braun (1912 - 1977)

Contributions: Rocket Science; Space Exploration; Trip to the Moon; Moon landings.
Raymond Damadian (1936 - )

Contributions: MRI body scan.

QUOTES OF NOBEL LAUREATES & SCIENTISTS ABOUT GOD AND EVOLUTION
https://reasonandscience.catsboard.com/t1456-dissidents-of-darwinism#6827

Nobel prize winners, dissidents of evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGgsSjkvxvE

Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
Contributions: The law of falling bodies; Geometric and Military Compass; An Improved Telescope; The Case for Heliocentrism.
Johann Kepler (1571-1630)
Contributions: Physical Astronomy; Celestial Mechanics.
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Contributions: Hydrography; Barometer.
Robert Boyle (1627-1691)
Contributions: Chemistry; Gas Dynamics.
Nicholas Steno (1631-1686)
Contributions: Stratigraphy; law of constancy of interfacial angles; the law of superposition; Paleontology; Crystallography; A Biblical geologist.
Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
Contributions: Calculus; Dynamics; Law of gravity; Reflecting telescope.
John Woodward (1665-1728)
Contributions: Paleontology.
Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Contributions: Systematic Biology; Classification System.
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Contributions: calculus, number theory, notation, optics, rational and fluid mechanics.
William Herschel (1738-1822)
Contributions: Galactic Astronomy; Double stars.
Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
Contributions: Comparative Anatomy.
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855)
Contributions: Number theory, geometry, probability theory, geodesy, planetary astronomy, the theory of functions, and potential theory (including electromagnetism).
Humphrey Davy (1778-1829)
Contributions: Thermokinetics; Mine safety lamp.
Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
Contributions: Electro-Magnetics; Field Theory; Electronic Generator.
Charles Babbage (1792-1871)
Contributions: Computer Science; Actuarial tables; Calculating machine.
Joseph Henry (1797-1878)
Contributions: Electric Motor; Galvanometer; Self-Induction.
Matthew Maury (1806-1873)
Contributions: Hydrography; Oceanography.
Louis Agassiz (1807-1873)
Contributions: Glacier geology.
James Joule (1818-1889)
Contributions: Reversible Thermodynamics.
George Mendel (1822-1884)
Contributions: Genetics.
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
Contributions: Pasteurization; Bacteriology; Biogenesis Law; Vaccination & Immunization; Fermentation Control.
Henri Fabre (1823-1915)
Contributions: Entomology of living insects.
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
Contributions: Energetics; Thermodynamics; Absolute temperature scale; Trans-Atlantic Cable.
Bernhard Riemann (1826- 1866)
Contributions: Non-Euclidean geometry
Joseph Lister (1827-1912)
Contributions: Antiseptic Surgery.
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Contributions: Statistical Thermodynamics; Electrodynamics.
Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919)
Contributions: Dimensional Analysis; Model Analysis.
John Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945)
Contributions: Electronics; Thermionic valve.
William Ramsay (1852-1916)
Contributions: Isotopic Chemistry; Inert gases.
Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912)
Orville Wright (1871 - 1948)
Contributions: Invented Aviation (flight; first airplane); made improvements on their own invention.
Wernher von Braun (1912 - 1977)
Contributions: Rocket Science; Space Exploration; Trip to the Moon; Moon landings.
Raymond Damadian (1936 - )
Contributions: MRI body scan.