Episode 055: Faith and Science with Nury Vittachi Pt 1

 

 

 

Show Notes

Intro music Ventura Tyler Bates

Featured music Brain Damage / Eclipse Pink Floyd

Nury Vittachi’s books

Hi Pilgrim,

Tammy and I were excited to sit down with journalist, author, columnist, and science writer Nury Vittachi.  For more than 20 years I’ve enjoyed Nury’s editorials, books, and often humorous observations on life.

In the last few years Nury has turned his attention and writings towards science and making science accessible particularly young people.  He’s recently released a new series of books highlighting great scientists; both men and women from various cultures and backgrounds who have made the great discoveries that have shaped our world.

On today’s episode Nury shares with Tammy and I that the wall that often separates faith and science is not as tall and solid as we are sometimes led to believe.  He frequently hops that wall and he shows us how its done.

Get ready to hop the Science / faith wall with Nury Vittachi!

Buen Camino,

Steve & Tammy

iTunes synopsis: Journalist, author, and science writer Nury Vittachi joins Steve & Tammy to discuss the faith / science divide and shares with them how he navigates between those two worlds. Along the way Nury shares some childhood memories with famed author Arthur C. Clarke, whether the universe is indeed “conscience”, and explains how the building blocks for reality is made up of ideas.

Join us as we travel Beyond the Pale with Nury Vittachi!

Show Notes:

1:54- Intro Steve and Tammy discuss a Facebook post on “worship”

16:38- Nury shares his background

19:50- “Materialist” vs. Quantum Physics

23:28- Can science be “mystical”?

34:40- Asimov, Sagan, and religion

37:01- Nury shares personal stories with Arthur C. Clarke

47:42- The moment God did “something”
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