Stephen Meyer on Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution

On this ID The Future, we're pleased to bring you a longer-form conversation between philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer and Rice University chemist and professor Dr. James Tour about Sir Isaac Newton and his influence on modern science. Dr. Meyer explains why the scientific revolution occurred when and where it did. He also describes Newton's singular contributions to science and his lasting legacy.
This interview originally aired on The Science and Faith Podcast. We are grateful to Dr. Tour for permission to share it.
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[@MichaelMcDonald-lu3et]

Meyer is a beast

[@johnbrown4568]

Thank you for posting this wonderful discussion. God’s blessings friends.

[@leepretorius4869]

I hope they do a discussion like this with Melissa Cain, on Johannes Kepler.

[@malvokaquila6768]

Fantastic discussion. Love both of these men's work.

[@janetbaker1945]

It touches my heart that Stephen Meyer knew the traditional Catholic formula for prayer--to the Father through the Son. Every prayer in the traditional mass ends this way, and surely the average Catholic when praying alone retains this formula.

[@BoguslavSL]

And what about his writings to John Locke about the Johannes Comma?

[@mikelangelno]

re. Steve's adherence to the trinity doctrine derived from the Athanasian Creed: "the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one; the Glory equal, the Majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is; such is the Son; and such is the Holy Ghost." Here is what Christ says: Mark10:18 "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." King James Bible John 14:28 ". . . If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I." King James Bible

[@melvinsuria7331]

Just to deviate a little, I would like to point out that some of Newton's theological works, such as: "The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended", "Observations upon the prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John", and "Daniel and the Apocalypse" are very interesting works. However, he is off on certain interpretations in regards to the Little Horn in Daniel 7. This is because I believe that Newton lived at a time when some of these prophecies were not fulfilled yet. Events such as the French revolution, when in 1798, Napoleon's army captured the Pope, marks an important point of prophecy in Daniel which Newton never got a chance to witness.

[@mariannegoggin3024]

I have a theory that gravity is linked to light. Is there any scientific studies on the power of light?

[@timhowell6929]

No I don’t think so. They are quite different. Light is a quantized particle (and wave) that we call a photon. Gravity appears to be a feature of the fabric of space-time, meaning it is probably not a quantized particle. This is a very deep subject that cannot treated thoroughly here, but I encourage you to search for some KZbin videos on quantum mechanics for more information… enjoy.

[@mariannegoggin3024]

Thank you Tim.

[@mariannegoggin3024]

Gravitational waves move at the speed of light.

[@cptrikester2671]

​@@mariannegoggin3024is there something about space (dark matter/energy?) that prevents photons / gravitons from going any faster? Just thinking / texting out loud.