See also the Papal Space Rocks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4CsZaqYZ718kMU And tour the Vatican Telescopes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZTSeH53gZuEl9U
@bodnotbod4 жыл бұрын
I'm subscribed to all three channels and when I saw all these Pope and Space videos pop out at once I thought "what's going on!?" :)
@Catsincages4 жыл бұрын
Are you trying to get people to unsubscribe?
@danielherrera24824 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this episode. It’d be really cool if you could interview others like Francis Collins who are outspoken men of faith but are also involved in science
@spencerm59134 жыл бұрын
Thumbs downed because f the Vatican and their goons.
@whiterottenrabbit4 жыл бұрын
What about the Foodskey channel? Care to make a statement that you abandoned it in favour of more profitable channels like this one?
@Hallelujah_hallelujah4 жыл бұрын
Brady is a great interviewer. Asking all the questions that are relevant.
@shorok93334 жыл бұрын
30:19 ...
@Mike-mu7tk4 жыл бұрын
All metaphors break down when you remove the context. I'm not relgious in the least but I love that answer.
@djscottdog14 жыл бұрын
He gets about aswell
@xtrakewlguy6664 жыл бұрын
The pope's journalist prepared the questions for him.
@NGCAnderopolis4 жыл бұрын
@@xtrakewlguy666 do you believe that?
@dexter93134 жыл бұрын
As many people already said, great interview. We don't often have the chance to hear this point of view, and I think it's quite intellectually stimulating.
@theultimatereductionist75924 жыл бұрын
I think we should hear the points of views of all prisoners, all so-called "convicted criminals", & their opinions on ALL matters, anything. THEIR points of view are rarely heard & would be original & different.
@noway3254 жыл бұрын
@@theultimatereductionist7592 you can find that on the internet thier views are more prominent than most peoples
@fernandoschuindt16654 жыл бұрын
"The real thing I think is to remind people that astronomy is the kind of thing you can't make a living at unless you have a patron" ouch
@evilotto92004 жыл бұрын
I teared up a little at not having to write grant proposals
@wendeborn84 жыл бұрын
Tis entirely too true
@MarcinSzyniszewski4 жыл бұрын
@@evilotto9200 Me too.
@LemonLadyRecords4 жыл бұрын
A massive religious figure is hardly who you want as a patron!
@kingplunger60334 жыл бұрын
well, thats true for basically all research...
@DH-be4ur4 жыл бұрын
Only Brady could interview the Pope's astronomer and still play Devil's advocate.
@Whargoul19424 жыл бұрын
I always got the Impression Brady was religious, but not getting that vibe from this video.
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
He's being quite angelic, letting so much BS pass unchallenged.
@garethdean63824 жыл бұрын
Mind, he had a few sharp points directed his way in return.
@StaK_19804 жыл бұрын
As well as he should be but also I think he let the answers be answers and didn't bog down on every bit of detail
@sirprize.7472 Жыл бұрын
there all devils. in the same satanic club. do you think the people do not know.
@Blutsaugher4 жыл бұрын
I wasn't expecting to find the comment section so civil, feels unreal.
@adm0iii4 жыл бұрын
Sorry for dropping the ball on that.
@Blutsaugher4 жыл бұрын
@@adm0iii I'm more concerned at the amount of people saying they've never heard this point of view, I think it is quite common and had been called out in debates numerous times.
@adm0iii4 жыл бұрын
You're making very hard to come up with uncivil replies if you keep being so civil. Sigh.
@anonymousbosch92654 жыл бұрын
I’m reading through the comments before I decide on how dark to get and I think I’ll leave the low hanging fruit alone
@thesunexpress4 жыл бұрын
Always remember that the world is full of assholes; everyone has one. But that doesn't guarantee they'll all show up en-masse in the KZbin comments section, for the totally predictable cliché effluence.
@SoleaGalilei4 жыл бұрын
I'm an atheist and I really enjoyed this video. Fascinating to explore the areas where we differ as well as the points of commonality. Great interviewing from Brady - he has a gift for asking tough questions without coming off as hostile.
@artdonovandesign2 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@TriantalexАй бұрын
ok?
@NG-VQ37VHR4 жыл бұрын
Possibly one of may favorite pieces published by you, Brady.
@Melomathics4 жыл бұрын
Really? You have an odd taste.
@KU-mg9el4 жыл бұрын
Really? You have an odd taste.
@noway3254 жыл бұрын
The last two comments confuse me
@LeoWattenberg4 жыл бұрын
Man, this is a fantastic video. Excellent questions, excellent answers!
@artdonovandesign2 жыл бұрын
"The Opposite of Faith is not Doubt". "The Opposite of Faith is Certainty". (Fr. Consolmagno). As a Roman Catholic of 70 years, I find that statement to be startlingly insightful and spiritually brilliant.
@xinthralgaming4 жыл бұрын
"There is no description, other than poetry, that can be timeless" 31:00 This sentence sent chills into my soul, and will carry these words with me. Thank you for this video.
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
Archaeological evidence suggests that pottery is more timeless than poetry.
@xinthralgaming4 жыл бұрын
@@RFC3514 An interesting theory.
@jacobphyman51154 жыл бұрын
Made me well up. The best description of the Genesis account I have heard.
@xinthralgaming4 жыл бұрын
@@jacobphyman5115 I couldn't agree more.
@gmangladman4 жыл бұрын
@@RFC3514 can you dig out creation out of the ground?
@luiservela4 жыл бұрын
Guy: "That description would've seemed fantastical to anyone up to fifty years ago, and that description would seem primitive in a thousand years. (pause for impact). There is no description other than poetry that could possibly be timeless." Brady: Guy: Brady: Guy: Brady "That's quite a good answer, Ill give you that..."
@vickylikesthis4 жыл бұрын
I got chills. I've always seen that passage as poetry anyways
@christophergreenDP4 жыл бұрын
Luis Vela Yep, me too. Poetry is one of humans’ only means of time-travel!
@gcewing4 жыл бұрын
It could still be poetic without being blatantly wrong about various things, such as the order in which things were created.
@luiservela4 жыл бұрын
@@gcewing Which, according to you, is the correct order in which things got created, If I may ask?
@chinkle4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@michaelhird4324 жыл бұрын
I like this guy. He's religious but recognises freedom of belief and is accepting of non-christain ideals while explianing his and others' ideas effectively.
@rodericktimmerman97794 жыл бұрын
I agree. I must say that he's an excellent model of how to conduct a religious debate: understand and appreciate the salient sides of an argument (even if it loathes you), and then demonstrate why you hold your position or would compromise.
@framegrace14 жыл бұрын
In my experience, he's like most of the Catholic religious people I know. Specially Jesuits.
@jttcosmos4 жыл бұрын
Yup, like others have mentioned, he's a Jesuit. They're pretty much the "intellectual" arm of the catholic church, and pretty much a force of their own. Not all parties within the church are fans because of that, but honestly think the catholic church would be in a much worse state if they didn't have the SJ.
@framegrace14 жыл бұрын
@@jttcosmos the current pope is a Jesuitst. The first one. I think that's the start of a change.
@John_Ridley4 жыл бұрын
I know Guy personally, and I've never seen him ever speak ill of anyone, or not respect any person. He's a great human being above all else.
@arispertesis24194 жыл бұрын
I just want this interview keep going!!!!!!!!
@MarkoKraguljac4 жыл бұрын
Its in his last name, great consoler.
@bobcunningham69534 жыл бұрын
I was coming to the end of this video when I had to pause it due to the noise from a large military aircraft from a nearby base. Normally, such pauses give me a moment to proudly reflect on my own military service, and the service of others. Just now my thoughts during the pause had a tinge of shame to them, that the world we inhabit contains so many soldiers and so few people of deep faith and science. This interview with Father Guy has popped me out of my normal set of relatively fixed perspectives. Something for which I'm very thankful and frankly overdue.
@User-jr7vf4 жыл бұрын
I'm also a soldier and I know what you feel.
@mokovec4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for talking to such an atypical interviewee!
@DanielC010001004 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest videos that you've made. It very enlightening
@MephLeo4 жыл бұрын
I disagree with a lot of what this man says, but I sill think it's quite interesting to hear his points of view, both the personal and the institutional ones.
@calebsherman8864 жыл бұрын
This is exactly my view.
@LordQueezle4 жыл бұрын
That's the fantastic thing, we can completely disagree with people and still have an interest in what they are saying, especially _why_ they are saying it
@arnowisp62444 жыл бұрын
@@LordQueezle And yet many atheist can sound as ignorant as those who they claim to oppose. I only hears about him because of others who said he would sound like a "Charlatan" when faced with "Real" scientist.... Until I did my own research and found he had a Carl Segan metal to his name for advocating science to the public. Shows you have much ignorance can persist on those who call themselves "freethinkers".
@misophoniq4 жыл бұрын
With eyebrows like that, your glasses will never be dirty on the inside!
@UncleKennysPlace4 жыл бұрын
World class, to be sure.
@Tfin4 жыл бұрын
Or clean. You can't strip all the oil from your hair, especially your eyebrow hair.
@bradley35494 жыл бұрын
I'm here to tell you my bushy brows are constantly greasing up the inside of my specs. It's a never ending frustration!
@misophoniq4 жыл бұрын
@@bradley3549 I stand corrected. ;-)
@FreekaPista2 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this interview time after time. Listening to Brother Guy speak brings me so much joy and enlightenment.
@OlliWilkman4 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of being "interviewed" by Brother Guy. I was the token local astronomer on panel at Worldcon 75, sitting next to astronaut Kjell Lindgren, and very much paralyzed by impostor syndrome.
@John_Ridley4 жыл бұрын
Anyone who doesn't have impostor syndrome is probably in the worst part of the Dunning-Kruger curve. I am honored to know a bunch of people who are SO much smarter than I am, and I think every one of them is waiting for "them" to find out that they don't really know what they're doing.
@OlliWilkman4 жыл бұрын
@@John_Ridley It wasn't so much about the smarts, though of course I was very junior compared to the others, barely a year after my PhD. It was just that I was a nobody sitting on a panel with these big names that everyone obviously were there to listen to. But I did manage to relax eventually, and even got some laughs from the audience and my fellow panelists. It was by far the most fun public appearance I've ever made.
@TriantalexАй бұрын
ok?
@mitsterful4 жыл бұрын
16:16 it's Cliff Stoll on the left!
@GeorgePlaten4 жыл бұрын
No way!?
@sixtysymbols4 жыл бұрын
Good spot - they are good friends.
@Nilguiri4 жыл бұрын
Brother Guy shares some of Cliff's mannerisms! 15:20 & 30:13
@Danilego4 жыл бұрын
@@Nilguiri omg, I hadn't noticed that but you're totally right!
@DFYX4 жыл бұрын
@@Nilguiri I totally missed that but you're absolutely right. Even the way his voice changes when he's excited is very similar to Cliff.
@IMadeOfClay4 жыл бұрын
I'm an atheist and religious people usually do my head in but this chap is awesome. Ps [19:55] "white elderly British males". I wonder if he might be referring to Richard Dawkins??
@philadeos4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much... I'm atheist and I STILL can't read Dawkins without throwing the book across the room...
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
Doesn't that make it harder to read?
@Tankej05274 жыл бұрын
I don’t think it is surprising when white males are certainly a majority in science, most outspoken atheists tend to be white males, and most people he would come across are white males. This feels very strongly like poisoning the well
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
Elderly white males also constitute the vast majority of the Catholic Church establishment. And the totality of Guy Consolmagno. Again, as with his fallacies about science, we're left wondering if he's just supremely confident in his oratory skills to slip that description in unnoticed, or if he really has such huge a blind spot.
@IamGrimalkin4 жыл бұрын
It is true that elderly white males make up most of the higher-up hierarchy of the catholic church, but he mentions he doesn't see them all that much. The team he works with as shown in the pictures looks a lot more mixed, (and looking it up) he's spent 2 years teaching in Kenya, which is hardly going to be full of old white people. I dunno whether he himself is 'white' or not, by his complexion he could feasibly be another ethnicity.
@Kardinalfel4 жыл бұрын
I get a "Klein bottle guy" wibe of this Guy. Just full of interesting things to show and talk about :)
@sean..L4 жыл бұрын
His voice is similar.
@qwertyuoip12344 жыл бұрын
16:16
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: it was Cliff trolling us with Jesuit BS all along.
@petersmythe64844 жыл бұрын
I am glad this interview exists. I definitely not think I agree with everything he said (typing this around 16:40, that part stands out). I just think this is good for it to be out there.
@kennethwesterby29984 жыл бұрын
Agreed, great intervju. Happy this is out there.
@illustriouschin4 жыл бұрын
I think he was speaking of truths as the way the term is used in this context and not necessarily what he believes personally.
@tauceti83414 жыл бұрын
Guy is a phenomenal communicator both scientifically and spiritually. This one really hit home for me and made me feel accepted for once rather than shunned. It's always good to have an open mind and to remember we're all human, and we're all stardust. These were excellent videos with Guy, I really needed this rn.
@SmegEdmoOn4 жыл бұрын
16:19 The man on the left looks suspiciously like a certain glass-blowing mathematician often featured on the Numberphile channel ;)
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
Can't be him, though; he's perfectly still. I know it's a photo, but Cliff Stoll would still somehow be moving like a madman.
@BenTajer894 жыл бұрын
It's extremely possible, they both got PhD's from the University of Arizona: Guy in 1978 Cliff in 1980
@Anchor9Studios3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too! In another video with Consolmagno (I believe I telescope video), a paper shown on the screen cites Stoll from SUNY Buffalo. The small world of academia.
@TheDigitalrunner4 жыл бұрын
Really interesting and professional video, Brady. Had no idea this position existed until now! This guy is really well-spoken and you always seem to ask the questions I want to hear asked. You've given me a lot to think about! :)
@chinkle4 жыл бұрын
Brady, I’m so thrilled with this set of videos. Thank you for introducing us to Br Guy! I am moved by his insight into the intersection between science and religion.
@sk8rdman4 жыл бұрын
"The opposite of faith isn't doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty." -Brother Guy
@akashp014 жыл бұрын
oh boy!
@frankpichardo52994 жыл бұрын
Nope, Biblical faith is assurance: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Heb. 11:1
@frankpichardo52994 жыл бұрын
Seine O'More People of faith come in all levels of education. Education means nothing without wisdom. Example; Educated Atheists are usually foolish. They believe there are around 100 genders. They’re Atheists,, yet they believe in an immaterial part of a person? That’s weird. Haha!!!
@sk8rdman4 жыл бұрын
@Seine O'More You almost certainly have met such people. It would be foolish to assume that you know the faith of everyone you've met. I'm sure many of the intelligent people you know exercise some form of faith. Those who do exercise faith and also claim certainty in it lack the insight that Brother Guy is sharing with that statement. He contends with doubt every day, and sees it as an integral part of his faith. To him faith and doubt are two sides of the same coin, and one cannot exist without the other. To rest one's beliefs firmly in their faith or doubt at the expense of the other is to exercise certainty. Thus, certainty is the opposite of faith, because in order to have faith one must contend with their doubt. If one is certain in their beliefs then they have no doubt, and thereby also have no faith. If faith is light then doubt is darkness,. One who experiences only light or only darkness can see nothing, and thus certainty is blindness. One can be blinded by doubt just as they can be blinded by faith. To truly see one must have both.
@DerAykac4 жыл бұрын
@Seine O'More Normally i would be on your side, but to my own surprise, not this time.
@dmk3514 жыл бұрын
really liked this series, very sympathic guy!
@non-inertialobserver9464 жыл бұрын
Sympathic, a word that exists in most european languages, doesn't exist in english.
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
Well, he _is_ a second-generation P.R. guy...
@iliakorvigo73414 жыл бұрын
Non-inertial Observer, "Sympathetic" is the English word.
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
@Ilia Korvigo - "Sympathetic", in English, generally means someone expressing sympathy (empahty, affinity, understanding, etc.). The word used in romance languages (ex., sympathique, in French) means "likeable" or "pleasant". They share a common root, but mean different things.
@iliakorvigo73414 жыл бұрын
@@RFC3514 I am very well aware of that meaning, just as I am aware of another one: "(of a person) attracting the liking of others" - this is taken from the Oxford Dictionary of British English.
@GameDesignerJDG4 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite all time video. Brady is not an academic, but he is a genius. The questions were pointed and clever in a way that I could never accomplish. Guy is an equal genius, but very much the academic and theologian. Having the two talk to and argue with and commend each other is an incredible experience. I'm surprised this video doesn't have a billion views.
@rorybrooks19694 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful video, and a powerful illustration of how following both scientific and religious practises is not mutually exclusive. I used to be one of those overconfident kids who wholeheartedly rejected the idea of religion and claimed that I “believed in science”, without ever really knowing what that meant. If I had seen this back then, it might’ve done something to change my perspective. It is inspiring to see how modern religious leaders are acknowledging the part science has to play in our understanding, and welcoming the progress that science has produced.
@lucianopiscopo43314 жыл бұрын
This is a very good production, the interviewer's voice is very clear you great backdrop too. The rest of the production also very good, graphics and historical matter was well presented. Very well done and can I add also the sound level was high enough so no need for captions.
@danielshurina42004 жыл бұрын
Amazing interview, thank you Brady for sharing your platform with this amazing intellect.
@bg9544 жыл бұрын
I like that Brady took on the challenge of a philosophical question with a Jesuit brother, very ambitious ! ;-)
@tobiasheal2 жыл бұрын
I really liked that Brady took the time to ask about the research that Guy was doing as well as asking all of the obvious questions about the intersection between science and religion (which I think Guy answered extremely well).
@JamesWylde3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best videos I have seen for a long time. The view that Bro. Consolmagno holds is refreshing and his openness to discussion & reconciliation (I don't like that term but it's the best I can think of) of traditionally divergent views is thought provoking (I think he intends it to be so?) and rationally articulated. I hope to meet this man someday.
@gidifihrer39664 жыл бұрын
He looks so excited to talk about his work so passionate about science and theology it’s great
@arnowisp62444 жыл бұрын
Indeed, he even has a Carl Segan medal for promoting science to boot.
@Abstract30304 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant. As s scientist, I was looking for something like this.
@MarcoRoepers4 жыл бұрын
I wondered if Georges Lemaître was one of his predecessors. Lemaître was very important for the discovery of the development of the theory of the expanding universe. He was a Jesuit and a scientist in the Vatican as well
@johnboyd7824 жыл бұрын
LeMaitre was not a member of any religious order; he was a diocesan priest and physics professor at Univ. Louvain. He did attend a Jesuit high school.
@MarcoRoepers4 жыл бұрын
@@johnboyd782 Thank you
@noway3254 жыл бұрын
@@johnboyd782 if he was a priest he had to be a member of an order doesn't he ?
@johnboyd7824 жыл бұрын
No. A priest does not have to belong to a religious order.Those not in an order are ordained for a particular diocese. My brother-in-law John is a priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque,Iowa. This runs a college in Dubuque. Like LeMaitre, John was sent to get a grad degree to qualify to teach at His archdiocese’s college.
@andrewhunter25204 жыл бұрын
The opposite of faith isn't doubt The oppositite of faith is certainty (right around 15:45) Beautifully said
@Depressed_Dinosaur4 жыл бұрын
Brady, This may be your best interview yet. Brother Guy is fantastic, and should be the next Sagan. Thank you, yet again. Subscribed, belled, and patroned!
@PKAmedia4 жыл бұрын
"being at the Vatican means I don''t have to write grant proposals *so many scientist world wide, jealous oh so rising*
@commenter32874 жыл бұрын
Brady, I am a big fan of your work. All of the channels plus HI and The Unmade Podcast and this is probably my favorite thing you have done. You are such a fantastic interviewer.
@luiservela4 жыл бұрын
Brady. You just scored a home-run with this video. IT.IS.FANTASTIC! Thank you.
@ThomasMalenfant4 жыл бұрын
That's great to see this kind of interview can be out there ! Good job Brady !
@ObjectsInMotion4 жыл бұрын
Interesting note on Galileo!: It was actually papal astronomers that brought up evidence against Galileo during his trial. They had been observing stars for years looking for stellar parallax, which would prove that the earth moved, but failed to find any. It was based on this evidence that they concluded that Galileo was likely not correct in his heliocentric theory, not on any biblical understanding. Even galileo's telescope wasn't powerful enough to detect the very slight change in stellar positions. It wasn't for hundreds of years that the first instance of stellar parallax was discovered, finally proving the theory correct.
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
This is misleading (or very naïf) apologist nonsense. People aren't put on trial for "incorrect" or "incomplete" astronomical observations. The fact that he was _on trial_ to begin with makes it pretty clear that *his "crime" was challenging the infallibility of the church.* And for that, it's _irrelevant_ whether he was right or wrong. Any "scientific evidence" against him was basically a propaganda move, to try to discredit him, because the church *had* to be right. Its power (the power to put random people on trial simply for disagreeing with them!) depended on maintaining that lie. *If any "papal astronomers" had taken Galileo's side, they would have been tried and convicted along with him.* The fundamental point (and historical lesson) of Galileo's trail is not one about astronomy. It's about how the Catholic Church (and religions in general) deal with dissent. Also, there is absolutely no need for "stellar parallax" to "prove the theory correct". The sky could be completely dark except for the objects in the solar system and it would still be trivial to conclude that the Earth is not at the centre of the solar system. And Galileo didn't come up with the theory, anyway, Copernicus did (also, it wasn't exactly a theory, but let's not get into that). And Kepler figured out the orbits. Galileo simply confirmed it experimentally (i.e., he "proved" it - without any need for stellar parallax observations). What was demonstrated about one century later (by observing distant stars, with better telescopes) was that objects _outside_ the solar system don't orbit around the Sun (i.e., the Sun isn't the "centre" of the universe - in fact it's not even exactly at the centre of the solar system).
@arnowisp62444 жыл бұрын
@@RFC3514 "It's irrelavent whether he was right or wrong." And that begins to discredit your own statement.
@RFC-35143 жыл бұрын
@@arnowisp6244 - If you think that, then you didn't understand my "statement". The trial wasn't about how accurate his calculations were, or even if his model was remotely correct. The trial was about *blasphemy.*
@captainmaay4 жыл бұрын
That is definitely one of my favorite interviews, Brady. He is a really interesting person. Thank you for introducing him to us
@MrMas92 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic interview !
@xlittlep4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Brady for this wonderful video. As a devout Catholic and all-around curious science-enthusiast, I really enjoyed it.
@sabouma4 жыл бұрын
Really interesting video and Brady, you're indeed (like other people are saying as well) a great interviewer!
@chillsahoy26404 жыл бұрын
I truly appreciate this honest conversation with Brother Guy Consolmagno. My personal disclaimer: I am very much an advocate of science, and atheist. But if you push me to pick, I'd say that I can be somewhat spiritual. Not in any kind of supernatural sense, but in the sense that science helps us understand the sheer beauty of the natural world. The universe is weird and bizarre and unlikely; and the fact that it happened to result in a planet which ended up being the birthplace of a species called Homo sapiens, which became a way for the universe to know itself (to borrow a phrase from Hank Green), is a beautiful concept. To anyone curious about spirituality I recommend you look up the scene in The Last Jedi where Luke explains the concept of the Force to Rey. As an atheist, that is the most compelling and sensible explanation I've heard for anything that departs from pure scientific facts, without being all about faith and belief in physically impossible events.
@darkjannn4 жыл бұрын
Mad respect for the quality of this interview, Brady. As always, your questions are spot on. I do however feel that you could've pressed the point a bit more when Brother Consolmagno simply stated your definition of science to be that of religion. Obviously, some people treat science as a religion and some theologians can even treat religion as a science, but the underlying processes of how to find (any approximation of) the thruth are fundamentally different! Still, I'm happy this showed up in my feed and I'll certainly be interested in similar videos in the future.
@vidroiualin20604 жыл бұрын
agreed, but it's not a debate. The man was answering a question in the way he saw fit, and respect for Brady that he didn't fall into the "let's try and correct the guy on his answer" moral trap, even if he disagreed with it. When you interview someone you don't act as if you know the right answers and you're checking his to give him a score, you ask the question and let them give you an answer, even if that answer might be wrong.
@Metroyeti174 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this interview, Brady. I've been a huge fan of your channels for ten years now. To me, learning about physics and astronomy and chemistry has deepened my love of theology. I love that you share perspectives from people ranging from Dr. Moriarty to "the Pope's astronomer." He's voiced so many things I've struggled to put into words my whole life!
@TalalAlkhadra4 жыл бұрын
the joy this brought to me watching... ahhhh! GO BRADY GO!!! You interview mighty well... and with the ease and flow of an A Class narrator of the great works! atta boy from this old man here!
@meeharbin42054 жыл бұрын
I respect that you put this up. There doesn't need to be a divide.
@dollabz7772 жыл бұрын
"The opposite of Faith isn't doubt, it's certainty." How incredibly profound.
@user-iw9hj3fi1z2 жыл бұрын
*Send me a Direct message right away*
@ronaldderooij17744 жыл бұрын
I am in every part of my body and brain an atheïst. But if somebody could convert me, it is this man and this man only. Every time I listen to that man, I have the feeling that his ideals are even higher than mine in life and in general. That bothers me somehow. I like to think that (for my reality) I have the best and the highest views of what life is and what it should be of anybody on earth. And then he comes, telling me things that I think "oh, that is extremely deep" and that bothers me as an atheïst. I don't know if anybody understands this comment, but at least I do, halfway.
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
So what you're saying is you are easily swayed by smooth PR talk and deflection? ;-)
@ronaldderooij17744 жыл бұрын
@@RFC3514 No, I am still an atheïst. But he gave me food for (hopefully independent) deep thought.
@energyboat46824 жыл бұрын
Just keep open-minded, that is the best thing you can do. Remember that we are not on this beautiful Earth for an infinite time, so never get comfy with one set of ideals. Be calm and open to the philosophies of all people, and through all the noise and nonsense you are almost guaranteed to gain some wisdom where previously you had felt certainty.
@DForce264 жыл бұрын
Dude...This guy's reasoning was full of fallacies...I can't see why people like him so much...
@AlexanderShamov4 жыл бұрын
@@DForce26 Because he's non-confrontational. I guess people just like being reassured that it's all fine, there's no conflict, no cognitive dissonance, those who believe there is are just a few insecure white dudes, and let's just all be friends, nevermind the irreparable damage being done to our culture and society.
@tga2404 жыл бұрын
As someone who grew up in a literalist, fundamentalist church, but has rejected their ideology (but not Christianity) as I have gotten further into science, this was fascinating. A lot of well thought out arguments. A lot of things that would make the people at those churches mad...
@Chariotuber4 жыл бұрын
I love this interview! As a religious person in science, many of his views are almost exactly my own.
@MichaelSteeves4 жыл бұрын
Guy put into words many of the things that I think, but have a hard time expressing.
@expchrist4 жыл бұрын
"There is no description other than poetry that can be timeless" - that's a good answer!
@pedroscoponi49054 жыл бұрын
It's always a wonder to see philosophy sneak into these videos, for me And good on Brady for directly asking questions that could so easily come off as aggressive and antagonistic :)
@austynhughes1344 жыл бұрын
Easily one of the best videos out there Brady.
@Drone0414 жыл бұрын
I assumed that Sixty symbols would somewhat stop being relevant to me when i started my degree. This is just what I needed at the end of it.
@tratbagd45004 жыл бұрын
Why would it stop being relevant because you started your studies?
@aelolul4 жыл бұрын
Truth seeking understanding, and understanding seeking Truth. What a great way to describe the relationship between religion and science. Excellent video!
@eduardogordon67874 жыл бұрын
Fantasic interview Brady - The questions were direct and yet very thought provoking. I really like how Brother Guy was able to answer everything with such grace and clarity. He's clearly a person who's spent much of his life philosophising about the spiritual aspect of science and the reconciliation of that with todays world. I think at heart all people who are religious or scientific at heart are philosiphers just coming from a different place, trying to figure out how the world makes sense and so it was great to hear the thoughts of someone who has feet firmly in both camps and wants to bring them together.
@hfelippejr4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I've just finished the trilogy-or the trinity ;-), as it says on the video description-and I'm amazed at the entertainment, knowledge and profundity of these videos. Thank you so much, Brother Guy, Brady and James.
@m00nsplitter724 жыл бұрын
It's not a common occurrence to be captivated for over half an hour by a KZbin video but this was a welcome exception.
@sixtysymbols4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@stagga894 жыл бұрын
This was an intensely interesting interview! Great job Brady
@jelmerl14584 жыл бұрын
I'm not religious myself, but I have a lot of respect for Mr. Guy. To always question everything, take nothing at face value and then decide on your beliefs is truly inspiring, wether you share his beliefs or not. Deep respect
@bencheevers66934 жыл бұрын
This was an exceptionally good interview.
@AlaskaSkidood4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I wish more Christians would talk about science and religion like this! It's so hard to overcome the stereotype of blind faith, every word of the Bible is literal, critical thinking is bad fundamentalists that give more reasonable people a bad rap.
@philadeos4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Fundamentalism is a blight. It's terrifying how many people have set their destiny to that doomed philosophy. It doesn't bode well for the future.
@j.k.68654 жыл бұрын
All Catholics in general are like that. You're probably thinking of protestants.
@AlaskaSkidood4 жыл бұрын
@@j.k.6865 Ya, I'm thinking of Protestant fundamentalists. I don't think I've heard of Catholic fundamentalists; I'm sure they exist, but I don't think they have the political or social clout the Protestants do in America.
@PWBERRETT4 жыл бұрын
Most of the people posting here probably would find a church sermon quite boring and unsatisfying. But here is a man of faith honestly and intellectually discussing the big issues in life and putting forward his views and experience, and these same viewers, even those who disagree with his views, admit that this video is engaging and relevant. I think this proves that religion is still relevant in our day and age, not in terms of providing simple answers to complex and difficult questions , but in terms of saying to us that life is about struggling to explain these essential questions. This video also demonstrates that given the right format and interviewers theology can be engaging to viewers and fill a critical need. We have just been privy to a long and thought provoking discussion on religious matters but because we choose to watch and listen rather than be forced to go to a particular place to do so, and because the subject matters is discussed in the context of the things and interests that we have, we find this a much more pleasant and engaging way to cover the subject matter. I think there are lessons for churches in all of this namely in the way the church relates to it's audience and members.
@another5054 жыл бұрын
Amazzzing answer at 31:00, you should interview him more!!!
@NoahSpurrier Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite 60 Symbols interviews.
@thomasnesmith54264 жыл бұрын
So what about all the religions that disagree with other religions? How do you reconcile that? There are no tests or experiments to demonstrate one is more correct than the other. All you can do is cite "faith" that you are right. At least when science conflicts with science you can start looking for a way to test which is right or wrong or the reality is a combo of the two.
@starrmont49812 жыл бұрын
"Chocolate is a foretaste of the joy of heaven" I'm stealing that. It's mine now.
@artswri2 жыл бұрын
This man is a truly rare person. Articulate without flaw, rigorous without mindless dogma, hard-edged but lovingly so. And Brady's interview execution is extremely well considered, deeply penetrating, but also respectful and lovingly performed. Everyone who has a spiritual aspect to themselves should listen to this (and that means _everyone_!!)
@awjaaa2 жыл бұрын
^^^^ this
@francescovultaggio25404 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing, it really touched me in a way difficult to explain. Your questions are really inquisitive and his responses thought provoking. Amazing, i am going to try and find his books!
@TeamMuchers4 жыл бұрын
This is a really great interview!
@thomasgamsjager70453 жыл бұрын
Excellent questions, excellent interview. And it is a joy to listen to a person who really knows what he is talking about.
@imransheikhinfo4 жыл бұрын
Loved, loved, loved this video/interview. As a person of faith and science, I often find my faith tested by my own utter belief in science. Watching this was refreshing, informative, ...and a joy. Thanks, Brady, Brother Guy, et al!
@davidsisk90132 жыл бұрын
Great Interview!That Astronomer is very intelligent!!His answers were very spot on ,brilliant!!
@pltechs3 жыл бұрын
Now that’s my kind of KZbin! Very interesting, even to a layman in both fields. Thank you!
@Kowzorz4 жыл бұрын
This guy has a certain Sean Carroll cadence to him.
@jimkennedy45094 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic interview
@nosuchthing82 жыл бұрын
I can see why the pope chose this guy
@TheYermilov3 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos on this channel.
@hylandfoto4 жыл бұрын
(Ominous music) “It’s kind of scary to say he knows who I am. He knows my name, he knows my background....and I guess it means I can’t hide.” Movie voice guy: The Pope’s Astrologer, coming soon!
@MarkoKraguljac4 жыл бұрын
...and he never tried LSD!
@RadeticDaniel4 жыл бұрын
I think your auto-correct is a bit esoteric today, it switched astronomer for astrologer xD
@MarkoKraguljac4 жыл бұрын
@@RadeticDaniel It did the right thing as "astrologer" sells better than "astronomer" and we do live in a world where everything is for sale.
@hylandfoto4 жыл бұрын
Daniel Radetic oh no! Ugh, so embarrassing :(
@bighugejake4 жыл бұрын
This interview brought to my attention that the previous (retired) pope is still alive. I forgot about that. What a strange thing.
@arnowisp62444 жыл бұрын
Popes only retire upon death. It's unheard off until now for two living Popes even if one is retired. (Outside of conflicts on who was Pope centuries ago) So yeah, its really strange.
@christophergreenDP4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Brady! Brother Guy is a terrific explainer: "...there is no description other than poetry that can possibly be timeless." --holy cow that's beautiful! When I was an Astronomy student, when sn1987a had just gone off, in NYC uptown where we too had a big, green, telescope dome up on the top of an Italianate building, I also studied literature and religion; and while not a believer myself, I desired to understand the history (and future especially) of the relationship between belief and scientific truth. So I have great respect for Brother Guy who so eloquently describes that same desire, and how he has made it his passion and profession--a real kindred spirit he is. Please, If you could, convey to him my gratitude for his service!
@CypressPunk344 жыл бұрын
Great video! It's always interesting to hear perspectives like this.
@JeremyWS4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I especially liked his views on the Genesis Creation story. A lot of fundamentalists forget about the time period the Bible was written in when interpreting the Bible. Remembering the time period the Bible was written in is extremely important when interpreting the Bible. Though, 'poetry' is not the right word for the writing style of the first 11 chapters of Genesis. The first 11 chapters of Genesis are more properly described as allegory. The Bible is not just a collection of poetry, it has real history and poetry mixed together. This is why biblical archaeology exists as a science, because there is reliable history in the Bible. A lot of what he was preaching is similar to what RTB preaches with their ministry. Science and faith are not enemies and they can coexist. They should coexist, because God is the author of both nature and scripture. So they will agree, but only if you are interpreting both revelations correctly. So that's a good thing. I liked this video. Keep up the good work. I'll be praying. Great video, keep up the good work. God bless. Have a nice day/night. -------------------------------------------------------- sincerely a nerdy Christian.
@qwertyuoip12344 жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating perspective on science, the practice of science, and religion.
@tiborpejic23414 жыл бұрын
This guy is fantastic. I would've love to read a book about religion, science and life from him.
@MrJopi794 жыл бұрын
Great interview, Brady!
@Froggeh924 жыл бұрын
the philosophy going on here is absolutely fantastic
@KataisTrash4 жыл бұрын
I must say, this video was very interesting to listen to.
@tasdude32272 жыл бұрын
This dude seems a really chill dude for hanging out with
@ClodiusP4 жыл бұрын
Georges Lamaitre would be proud. I think this one actually made me less militant with my atheism. Great conversation.
@John_Ridley4 жыл бұрын
Brother Guy is a friend of mine, and there are several agnostics and atheists in the group I hang out with that also call him a friend. He has never been anything but respectful to anyone regardless of their beliefs, has never pushed anything on anyone, but has also never dodged a question that I've seen. I do not consider myself religious at all but I absolutely respect everything he believes, and his clear respect for every person regardless of their beliefs. I consider myself very lucky to know him, and am a bit sad that since he took this current job I only get to see him every couple of years anymore, but he's very happy to be doing it.
@philadeos4 жыл бұрын
Super important to be reminded that we have far more in common with some people of Faith than we do with some other Atheists. "We" are just as guilty of Populist Fundamentalism in our circles as "they" are. We should always strive to look for common cause, and understand that they are just as horrified by their extremists as we are by ours!
@RFC35144 жыл бұрын
> has also never dodged a question that I've seen. So... you didn't watch this video?