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Why Is the Cosmos Comprehensible? | Melissa Cain Travis

Jul 11, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The History of Science in the Christian West

3min

Thinking God's Thoughts

3min

Kepler on the Dark Ages

4min

The Myth of the Earth and the Cosmos

4min

Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina by Johannes Kepler

3min

The Pythagorean Platonic Tradition

4min

The Philosophy of Johannes Kepler

4min

The Miracle of Cosmic Comprehensive Ability

4min

10.

The Three Worlds Three Mystery

3min

11.

The Three Worlds, Three Mysteries Problem

3min

12.

The Keplerian Tripartite Harmony of Archetype Copy an Image

3min

13.

The Pythagorean Theorem Holds

2min

14.

The Power of Reason

3min

15.

The Five Things Science Can't Explain

2min

16.

The Fallibility of the Human Mind

3min

17.

The Keplerian Method: A Potential Fruitful Approach to Science

4min

18.

The Fruitfulness of the Expectation of Rationality

2min

19.

The Unmasking of Great Genetic Mysteries

3min

20.

Thinking Gods Thoughts Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmos Comprehensibility

2min

Contrary to secular mythology, the pioneers of modern astronomy believed they were “thinking God’s thoughts after Him.” In fact, this belief was essential to their discoveries! Shane welcomes Dr. Melissa Cain Travis to explain why Christian convictions led to the scientific revolution and can help us see the stars as they truly are.