CENTRE FOR ETHICS & SPIRITUALITY In the beginning …
The heavens have always been a source of wonder – and when you are both a believer and a scientist,
they are more of a miracle than ever.
For Physics teacher Dr Andrew Taylor, the sky and its mysteries hold a fascination that he shared in “View from the Heavens”, a Centre for Ethics & Spirituality event in February. Discussing themes of astronomical and theological interest, Andrew explored science and religion and how we now have come to believe what we do. Over the last three years two interstellar objects have been observed passing through our Solar System: Asteroid 1l/Oumuamua and Comet 21/Borisov, he says. They echo the discovery of small interstellar meteoroids impacting the Earth’s atmosphere which was part of his PhD research. “Contrasting spacecraft encounters with such astronomical objects, with representations of previous such events – from
View f om the He vens - Andrew Taylor
Interstellar Asteroids and Comets Asteroid 1I/’Oumuamua, 2017
Comet 2I/Borisov, 2019 Dec
An artist’s impression
Nebuchadnezzar l’s victory over the Elamites in 1110 BC to Giotto’s use of Comet Halley in 1301 AD – make us wonder how much our
current view of God has been prompted by what we have seen in the heavens.”
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