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The Science of Divinity

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Detail from Michelangelo’ Sistine Chapel Fresco: ‘The Creation of Adam’ which portrays the creation of mankind by God. The two index fingers in the detail are separated by a very small gap which some believe reflects the unattainability of divine perfection by man. I’m no expert in religious understanding or thought. As with many things though, I have a cursory knowledge that, when the time is right, I dig into a little deeper to see what I learn. The excellent BBC Radio 4 series In Our Time helps me in this quest and broadcast a programme about Deism which dirtied my spade. The following quote from the episode made me chuckle though:

‘…quite hard to use Newtonian physics…to prove…divinity of Jesus Christ.’

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The whole episode can be listened to here. With over 1000 episodes already recorded and being added to almost weekly, I predict there will be at least one episode of interest amongst them for you. Additionally, an online database - the Braggoscope - will aid your exploring. In Our Time is also available as a podcast and is well worth subscribing to via your podcast app of choice - for Android users I highly recommend AntennaPod.

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