{"id":62145,"date":"2025-09-20T12:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/?p=62145"},"modified":"2025-09-20T12:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:18:45","slug":"princeton-scientists-and-nobel-laureates-on-god-and-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/2025\/09\/20\/princeton-scientists-and-nobel-laureates-on-god-and-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Princeton, Scientists and Nobel Laureates on God and Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-129188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dio_scienza.webp\" alt=\"god science\" width=\"602\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>The prestigious American university is hosting a conference today on the relationship between <strong>God, science and spirituality<\/strong>. Distinguished scientists and two <strong>Nobel laureates<\/strong> are guests.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a few hours <strong>Princeton University<\/strong> will host a seminar on <mark><strong>God and modern science<\/strong><\/mark>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event will feature <strong>prominent scientists<\/strong> who will explore the intersections between science, consciousness and spirituality. Among them are <strong>two Nobel laureates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Nobel laureates on God and modern science<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While in <strong>Spain<\/strong> in a few days the IV edition of the Congress of the <strong>Society of Catholic Scientists<\/strong> (SCCE) will take place, of which the current president, astrobiologist <strong>Enrique Solano M\u00e1rquez<\/strong>, gave us <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/2025\/08\/20\/catholic-scientists-also-in-spain-4th-edition-of-the-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some advance information<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a similar conference is taking place today in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Titled <strong><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/events\/2025\/god-and-science-seminar-contemporary-viewpoints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;God and Science: A Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints&#8221;<\/a><\/i><\/strong>, the event particularly hosts <strong>John C. Mather<\/strong>, NASA astrophysicist and 2006 Nobel laureate, and <strong>William Phillips<\/strong>, quantum physicist, professor at the University of Maryland and Nobel laureate in 1997.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mather<\/strong> 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 <strong>mystery of consciousness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for <strong>William Phillips<\/strong> we have <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/2018\/10\/05\/nobel-prize-w-d-phillips-and-that-god-present-in-my-life-and-in-the-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already written about him<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: 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 <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/2012\/08\/12\/citazioni-di-scienziati-credenti-cristiani-e-cattolici\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dossier<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: <i>\u201cI am an ordinary scientist. I am also a person of faith, <strong>I attend church<\/strong>, I sing in the gospel choir, on Sundays I go to catechism, I pray regularly, I try to \u2018do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with my God.\u2019 In other words, I am also an ordinary religious person.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof. Phillips will participate remotely and will discuss the <strong>philosophical and spiritual implications<\/strong> of discoveries in quantum physics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Other scientists and philosophers present<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other speakers who will soon take the stage include <strong>Robert Kaita<\/strong>, physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, who will moderate a discussion on the relationship between science and religion; astrophysicist <strong>Jennifer Wiseman<\/strong>, who will address the complexity of the universe; <strong>Eben Alexander<\/strong>, neurosurgeon and best-selling author, who will speak about the relationship between consciousness and the brain; and <strong>Daniel Kuebler<\/strong>, biologist at Franciscan University of Steubenville and vice president of the Society of Catholic Scientists, who will explore the underlying order of biological evolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also present is the president of the Society of Catholic Scientists, physicist <strong>Stephen Barr<\/strong>, whom we had the honor of <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/2025\/06\/13\/scienziati-cattolici-summit-su-fede-scienza-ed-evoluzione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting on UCCR<\/a><\/em><\/strong> some time ago. He will speak about how the most recent discoveries in physics favor a non-materialistic worldview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The seminar will culminate in a roundtable of only <strong>Princeton faculty<\/strong>, titled <i>\u201cGod in Science \u2013 What is the Nature of Reality to You?\u201d<\/i>, featuring <strong>Andrew Bocarsly<\/strong> (chemist and physicist), <strong>Marcus Gibson<\/strong> (Thomistic philosopher) and <strong>Hans Halvorson<\/strong> (philosopher of science).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event will conclude with a final reflection by <strong>Jean Staune<\/strong>, futurologist and philosopher of science, as well as the organizer of the seminar itself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A significant appointment hosted by one of the most <strong>prestigious universities<\/strong> in the United States and the world, an opportunity to deepen the dialogue between <strong>science and spirituality<\/strong>, highlighting how scientific discoveries can enrich our understanding of the world and of our existence.<\/p>\n<p>title (in title case): <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prestigious university is hosting a conference today on the relationship between God and science. 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