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Sir John Polkinghorne: Belief in God in an Age of Science

Socrates in the City

Socrates in the City

Society & Culture

4.7537 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Host Eric Metaxas welcomes British theoretical physicist Sir John Polkinghorne to this 2003 Socrates in the City event in New York City. Sir Polkinghorne presents on themes from his book BELIEF IN GOD IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE, discussing the collegiality between science and theology and detailing what he refers to as some of the most deeply intelligible elements in the physical world.

 

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0:00.0

I'm amazed by the crowd tonight.

0:04.0

I'm curious how many people are here at a Socrates event for the very first time?

0:08.0

Would you raise your hands?

0:10.0

Amazing.

0:12.0

And I'm curious, how many people are here tonight for the last time?

0:16.0

Would you raise your hands?

0:17.0

That's good.

0:18.0

All my friends, thank you.

0:20.0

Before I get into anything profound, I want to say that we're anxious to stay in touch

0:27.0

with you.

0:27.8

We've been having administrative problems because I'm the administrator.

0:31.7

And I hide behind the idea that I'm a right-brain person.

0:40.0

And so this isn't easy for me.

0:43.5

I want to encourage you there were on your seats a moment ago blue or salmon-colored index cards.

0:48.5

Blue or salmon.

0:50.7

Salmon is kind of a pink, for those of you don't know that.

0:53.4

And if you would do this either while I'm talking or certainly not while Dr. Polkinghorn is talking,

1:00.6

but if you would, before the evening is over, put down your name and address,

1:05.3

even if you've done this before, because we're starting a new database, and I know that we've lost a few of you,

1:10.2

put down your name and address, new database, and I know that we've lost a few of you. Put down your name and address.

1:12.9

SAT scores.

1:15.3

Actually, no.

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