The prestigious American university is hosting a conference today on the relationship between God, science and spirituality. Distinguished scientists and two Nobel laureates are guests.

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In a few hours Princeton University will host a seminar on God and modern science.

The event will feature prominent scientists who will explore the intersections between science, consciousness and spirituality. Among them are two Nobel laureates.

 

The Nobel laureates on God and modern science

While in Spain in a few days the IV edition of the Congress of the Society of Catholic Scientists (SCCE) will take place, of which the current president, astrobiologist Enrique Solano Márquez, gave us some advance information, a similar conference is taking place today in New Jersey.

Titled “God and Science: A Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints”, the event particularly hosts John C. Mather, NASA astrophysicist and 2006 Nobel laureate, and William Phillips, quantum physicist, professor at the University of Maryland and Nobel laureate in 1997.

Mather is known for his role in the James Webb Space Telescope project and for his participation in the COBE satellite, which provided decisive evidence about the cosmic background radiation. His talk will focus on the origins of the universe and the mystery of consciousness.

As for William Phillips we have already written about him: he won the Nobel for his research on the cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light and has always shown a strong Christian devotion. We recall these words, quoted in our dossier: “I am an ordinary scientist. I am also a person of faith, I attend church, I sing in the gospel choir, on Sundays I go to catechism, I pray regularly, I try to ‘do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with my God.’ In other words, I am also an ordinary religious person.”

Prof. Phillips will participate remotely and will discuss the philosophical and spiritual implications of discoveries in quantum physics.

 

Other scientists and philosophers present

Other speakers who will soon take the stage include Robert Kaita, physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, who will moderate a discussion on the relationship between science and religion; astrophysicist Jennifer Wiseman, who will address the complexity of the universe; Eben Alexander, neurosurgeon and best-selling author, who will speak about the relationship between consciousness and the brain; and Daniel Kuebler, biologist at Franciscan University of Steubenville and vice president of the Society of Catholic Scientists, who will explore the underlying order of biological evolution.

Also present is the president of the Society of Catholic Scientists, physicist Stephen Barr, whom we had the honor of hosting on UCCR some time ago. He will speak about how the most recent discoveries in physics favor a non-materialistic worldview.

The seminar will culminate in a roundtable of only Princeton faculty, titled “God in Science – What is the Nature of Reality to You?”, featuring Andrew Bocarsly (chemist and physicist), Marcus Gibson (Thomistic philosopher) and Hans Halvorson (philosopher of science).

The event will conclude with a final reflection by Jean Staune, futurologist and philosopher of science, as well as the organizer of the seminar itself.

 

A significant appointment hosted by one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and the world, an opportunity to deepen the dialogue between science and spirituality, highlighting how scientific discoveries can enrich our understanding of the world and of our existence.

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