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Copernicus, the discoverer of the Heliocentric Theory, was a Catholic priest.
The fathers of everything except the theory of evolution.
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If a valid theory of science (one that is consistent with the scientific method) were to contradict a statement of faith what difference would it make that some of the greatest scientists in the world are Catholic?What does this comment mean?
Are you disputing the fact that the CC is a great patron of science and has produced some of the greatest scientists in the world?
Besides the bigger question of whether science and theology do conflict in this instance, there is the question of whether any genetic trait at all could have its actual genesis, al la the theory of evolution, in more than one individual at a time. It seems to me that evolution, itself, argues against your claim that there had to be at least 100 Homo sapiens around to begin with. Whatever trait or traits there came to exist that distinguish Homo sapiens from some precursor would have to make their genetic appearance in one individual initially and then be replicated and passed on from that one individual’s genetic code.
Well, unless you can produce one “valid theory of science” that actually contradicts a Church dogma, your proposition is as otiose as saying, *“If a Behemoth appeared from the sky and told you, ‘The Catholic Church is the Fullness of Truth’!” would you then believe this to be true?
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Technically, yes. But in Genesis the account of creation extends over a period of time, showing lower forms of life appear first, then more advanced forms, and finally us. This at least is consistent with Evolution which likewise affirms that life began in the sea and moved to the land and that the most complex creature of all appeared last of all. Indeed, St. Augustine allowed that the period of creation must have lasted a good deal longer than the metaphorical impression of “days” we are given in Genesis.
I am not arguing that at least 100 humans existed to begin with and therefore I need not substantiate such a claim. I was saying that if such a claim were true that would spell the end of the Catholic faith since it is argued to be an infallible faith. Also it would seem if only one human being existed and had to pass on the code what good does that do for those who believe that Adam and Eve are the biological mother and father of everyone?
I will begin by saying you need to read your Catechism, which will answer all your questions. You can’t live a good Catholic life on " sound bites, " you have to grasp your faith as a whole.
The claim isn’t merely that a Catholic priest pioneered some scientific theory, but rather that the scientific method, itself, was premised upon definitively Catholic (and Christian) principles of natural philosophy and theology that God, as the ultimate Creator of the cosmos, does not act capriciously or arbitrarily (as pagan gods) but in a consistent manner that follows observable and comprehensible laws.
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