"The six primary Planets are revolved about the Sun, in circles concentric with the Sun, and with motions directed towards the same parts, and almost in the same plane. . . . But it is not to be conceived that mere mechanical causes could give birth to so many regular motions. . . . This most beautiful System of the Sun, Planets, and Comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being."
"Eternal and Infinite, Omnipotent and Omniscient; . . . he governs all things, and knows all things that are or can be done. . . . We know him only by his most wise and excellent contrivances of things, and final causes; we admire him for his perfections; but we reverence and adore him on account of his dominion."
2007-09-30 21:55:16 · 20 answers · asked by St Lusakan 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Amen.
He was indeed, it is time that people know the truth of our forefathers!
Star for you!!
God Bless.
2007-09-30 22:00:16 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfie 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Isaac Newton Sayings
2016-12-17 07:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by ryann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even so... that is simply because he had no idea how the solar system formed.
Ever made a pizza? Even the pizza base would do.
Get a ball of dough and start it spinning... and you'll find that it spreads outward into a disc.
Much the same happened with our star-system. They're all in the same plane because they all formed from the same ball of interstellar gas which spun out into a disc. A few parts of it, due to one collision or other, gained a little independant spin of their own, clumped together... and voila.... and assortment of randomised planets.
... And Pluto?
What many people don't know is that Pluto isn't actually a planet at all... but simply an asteroid of considerable size (by asteroid standards).
And where is the need for a God when such things can happen all on their lonesome?
2007-09-30 22:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by Lucid Interrogator 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
yes and newton was proved wrong in this opinion by lagrange (oops, it was laplace - well, part of my point is that it doesn't matter who said it, but the quality of evidence and argument that they can present). he is said to have remarked 'i had no need for that hypothesis'. this demonstrates the danger inherent in assigning responsibility for some phenomenon to direct divine intervention in the absence of any better ideas, which even geniuses are occasionally prone to. the religious mindset seems to be to say aha! this is a mystery we'll never solve, it proves that god exists. then some uppity disrepecter of mysteries, some scientist, explains it (although it may take a few hundred years).
by the way did you know that newton was a unitarian? are you a unitarian? if you're so impressed with the genius and authority of newton, i would hope that you are!
2007-09-30 22:06:01 · answer #4 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Newton replaced into lots greater complicated than he's often portrayed, he replaced into additionally an alchemist and spent countless time searching for a code interior the bible. some human beings say that he had Asperger's syndrome.
2016-10-10 02:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And further study of the universe shows it to be anything but what Newton described. You have to remember that Newton's laws when applied give a good approximation of how the solar system and universe work but not and exact representation.
Pity Newton wasn't around to witness the violence and chaos in the universe that we now know exists.
2007-09-30 22:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
We all know Newton is a christian who loves his mother so much and died a virgin. So?
You could also perhaps add in the fact Newton is a petty scientist who is jealous of other people's work and strive to stomp on anyone who are more brilliant then him.
That does not change the fact he is a great scientist.
2007-09-30 22:05:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, he was. Pretty much every scientist in his time was religious, and they had to be, because the church had a history of persecuting those who conflicted the teachings of the Bible, or even established church doctrine which was not directly stated in the Bible.
That's not to say Newton's faith wasn't genuine, because it seems it was; based on his observations of the complexity of the universe, he felt there was a God. Many great minds since then, including people like the thinking men of the U.S. revolution to Einstein, believed in some concept of God, even if it was not the traditional model.
While I appreciate the effort to educate people on logical fallacies (they are abound here), the original poster made no effort to tie Newton's faith to a greater belief or justification of belief in God.
2007-09-30 22:03:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Scientists aren't interested in argument from authority. Its a logical fallacy used to deny the rules of rational debate - eg theist mentalities like yourself who think argument from authority is important are effectively happy with 'Because I told you so' as an explanation for things. Atheists tend not to be.
Newton was a genius, but he was a fruitcake when it came to religion - what is so hard to understand about this?
2007-09-30 22:06:39 · answer #9 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, Newton also believed that he would be remembered for his writings on alchemy and numerology long after his dabblings in mathematics and optics were forgotten.
2007-09-30 22:05:35 · answer #10 · answered by Voyager 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So he believed in god. Just about everyone in the 17th-18th century believed in god. What exactly are you trying to say?
If you expect me to believe in god because Newton believed in god and he was an intelligent person - you are way off target. There has been progress on many fronts since the 18th century.
2007-09-30 22:02:16 · answer #11 · answered by qxzqxzqxz 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋