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#729 When Science Hits The Wall: Piety, Father Georges Lemaitre, and the Big Bang
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A universe with a beginning is a strange kind of good news and it’s not just for physicists. We sit down with historian and prolific author Russell Lawson to follow a 2,500-year thread most people never hear: for centuries, doing science was often understood as a pious act, a way of reading creation with awe, patience, and humility. When that older posture fades, we don’t just lose “religion” we lose meaning, purpose, and the courage to ask the biggest questions.
We dig into the cultural turn Lawson calls modernization: the move from rural life…
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