Papers show Isaac Newton's religious side

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Oh no! A scientist that believed in God?!?! How can that be? 👍

cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/18/newton.papers.ap/index.html

JERUSALEM (AP) – Three-century-old manuscripts by Isaac Newton calculating the exact date of the apocalypse, detailing the precise dimensions of the ancient temple in Jerusalem and interpreting passages of the Bible – exhibited this week for the first time – lay bare the little-known religious intensity of a man many consider history’s greatest scientist.
 
Yeah, Isaac was quite a guy, scientist, alchemist, and occultist. I’m not so sure his religiosity is exactly ‘little-known’ – at least, not to those who’ve bothered to learn anything about him. Finding more papers is always great though!
 
According to Thomas C. Pfizenmaier, Newton essentially embraced the Arian heresy and did not believe in the Trinity. Here is a link to an Adobe Acrobat document that examined his beliefs.

Regardless of his beliefs, he did believe as i do that God created unchangeable moral laws and physical laws. The fact that he believed in both made him a great scientist.
 
pprimeau1976 said:
According to Thomas C. Pfizenmaier, Newton essentially embraced the Arian heresy and did not believe in the Trinity. Here is a link to an Adobe Acrobat document that examined his beliefs.

Regardless of his beliefs, he did believe as i do that God created unchangeable moral laws and physical laws. The fact that he believed in both made him a great scientist.
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I posted a thread on this too, not knowing there was already one started. Does anyone think he’s right about his prediction? I thought the Bible is clear that no one knows when this will happen but God?
 
Mirdath said:
I’m not so sure his religiosity is exactly ‘little-known’ – at least, not to those who’ve bothered to learn anything about him.
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I haven’t bothered to learn anything about him (other than watching a PBS show about his alchemy research), but many years ago I read a book on the history of science which mentioned that the scientists of Newton’s England were very much convinced of the unity of human knowledge. They saw their scientific research as a way of glorifying God, revealing the marvels of His creation.
 
Years ago I was interested in Issac Newton and began reading about him. I was a bit surprised to discover that he was an unpleasant person who held grudges. He was not exactly a nice guy.

But he is an interesting figure.
 
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