Can you be a "real" scientist and believe in God? Brian Keating & Michael Dennin Debate

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Can a "real" scientist believe in God? Physics professors Brian Keating and Michael Dennin engage in a fascinating discussion about the existence of God, exploring the intersection of science and faith. From cosmic origins to the nature of miracles, these two accomplished scientists examine different perspectives on religion, including insights from Judaism and Catholicism. They tackle challenging questions about the Big Bang theory, multiple universes, and whether scientific evidence can prove or disprove God's existence. The conversation features reactions to arguments from both William Lane Craig and Neil deGrasse Tyson, offering a balanced and nuanced exploration of one of humanity's most fundamental questions. This inaugural episode of The God Question brings together scientific expertise and personal faith journeys, demonstrating how two physicists with similar backgrounds can arrive at different but respectful conclusions about the divine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Does God exist?
0:02.0	That simple three-word question has beguiled humankind since before recorded history.
0:10.0	And it still does today.
0:13.0	Our knowledge of the world around us has grown exponentially, yet no definitive proof or disproof of a supreme being that rules the universe exists.
0:25.7	So what happens when two physicists meet at the intersection of science and faith?
0:33.0	I'm Dr. Michael Dennan, the answer on this episode of the God question.
1:00.0	Dr. Brian Keating is the Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Physics at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Science
1:04.0	at the University of California, San Diego.
1:06.0	He studies the universe's oldest light, the cosmic microwave background.
1:12.7	Dr. Keating is a writer and podcaster and best-selling author.
1:18.5	So after that impressive introduction, I'm sure you can answer our fundamental question.
1:24.8	Does God exist?
1:26.2	Start with a simple question.
1:27.5	I love those. People say, I have a a simple question. I love those.
1:28.3	People say, I have a very simple question.
1:30.2	What came before the Big Bang?
1:32.9	So as a, I call myself a practicing devout agnostic, which means that the question of God's
1:40.2	existence is potentially knowable, but it is not accessible. It is not something that a frail,
1:48.3	meek human being, to use the proverbs words, may be comprehensible to a person via the tools
1:54.6	that I'm most accustomed to, which is the tools of science. That said, I don't exclude the
1:59.6	possibility of God's existence. And there are many ways to know God, and the tools of science. That said, I don't exclude the possibility of God's existence.
2:01.6	And there are many ways to know God, and the meaning of God to an individual may not be the
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