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John Polkinghorne quotes

British Physicist October 16, 1930

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John Polkinghorne quote: "So Whitehead's metaphysics doesn't fit very well on to physics..."
So Whitehead's metaphysics doesn't fit very well on to physics as we understand the process of the world. John Polkinghorne
I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. John Polkinghorne
Science cannot tell theology how to construct a doctrine of creation, but you can't construct a doctrine of creation without taking account of the age of the universe and the evolutionary character of cosmic history. John Polkinghorne
John Polkinghorne quote: "I think it's very important to maintain the classical..."
I think it's very important to maintain the classical Christian distinction between the Creator and creation. John Polkinghorne
Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent. John Polkinghorne
Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful. John Polkinghorne
If the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have certainly shown that. John Polkinghorne
I very much enjoyed my career in science. I didn't leave science because I was disillusioned, but felt I'd done my bit for it after about twenty-five years. John Polkinghorne
Quantum theory also tells us that the world is not simply objective; somehow it's something more subtle than that. In some sense it is veiled from us, but it has a structure that we can understand. John Polkinghorne
Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story. John Polkinghorne
John Polkinghorne quote: "At present, too much theological thinking is very human-centered."
At present, too much theological thinking is very human-centered. John Polkinghorne
Chance doesn't mean meaningless randomness, but historical contingency. This happens rather than that, and that's the way that novelty, new things, come about. John Polkinghorne
John Polkinghorne quote: "Epistemology models ontology."
Epistemology models ontology. John Polkinghorne

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