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Scientists Reflect on Faith and Awe in Dark Matter Research
Scientists studying dark matter, which accounts for 85% of the universe's mass, reflect on how faith and intuition influence their understanding and scientific roles.
- Physicists call an unknown substance 'dark matter', which holds together stars, planets and galaxies through gravity, but its exact nature remains a mystery.
- Some scientists, like the astronomer Vera Rubin, embrace their faith to understand their role in studying mysteries like dark matter, while others find spiritual meaning in scientific awe and inquiry.
- For the faithful, accepting that there is nothing transcendent about the world is impossible, as reflected by the views of scholars like Caner Dagli of the College of the Holy Cross.
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In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in religion
When an invisible entity making up 85 percent of the universe’s mass stumps the greatest scientific minds of our time, awe is an understandable response. Physicists call it “ dark matter, ” a substance they describe as the cosmic glue, the scaffolding, a web that uses gravity to corral, shape and hold together stars, planets and galaxies. Yet nobody knows exactly what it is. Dark matter’s existence is only inferred from its gravitational effects…
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In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in the Torah, Krishna and Christ
Dark matter and dark energy are mysteries that have confounded scientists for decades, even though they comprise 95% of the universe's mass.
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Leaning Left20Leaning Right1Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution59% Left
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