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␈↓ α∧␈↓α␈↓ ∧ELETTER TO THE CHRISTIAN PHYSICISTS

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThere␈α
has␈αrecently␈α
been␈αpublished␈α
a␈αspate␈α
of␈αbooks␈α
which␈αpurport␈α
to␈αshow␈α
how␈αto␈α
reconcile
␈↓ α∧␈↓religion␈α∂with␈α∞science.␈α∂ They␈α∂are␈α∞all␈α∂worthless,␈α∞because␈α∂they␈α∂achieve␈α∞a␈α∂superficial␈α∂consistency␈α∞by
␈↓ α∧␈↓watering␈αdown␈αreligion␈αand␈αsubordinating␈αit␈αto␈αthe␈αfallacies␈αof␈αthe␈αso-called␈αscientific␈αmethod.␈α A
␈↓ α∧␈↓true␈α
explanation␈αof␈α
the␈α
place␈αof␈α
science␈α
can␈αonly␈α
come␈α
from␈αa␈α
writer␈α
to␈αwhom␈α
God␈α
has␈αgranted␈α
an
␈↓ α∧␈↓unshakeable␈α
faith␈α
in␈α
the␈α
primacy␈α
of␈α
religion,␈α
and␈α
who␈α
can␈α
always␈α
remember,␈α
however␈αinvolved␈α
he
␈↓ α∧␈↓may␈αget␈αin␈αthe␈αintricacies␈αof␈αscientific␈αexplanation,␈αthat␈αscience␈αis␈αa␈αgrace␈αgranted␈αby␈αGod␈αto␈αman,
␈↓ α∧␈↓and knows enough to look for evidence of God in every phenomenon he investigates.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTAs␈α
a␈α
result␈α
of␈α
the␈α
essential␈α
Godlessness␈α
of␈α
present␈α
day␈α
scientists␈α
-␈α
including␈α
most␈α∞of␈α
those
␈↓ α∧␈↓who␈α∞pay␈α∞lip␈α∞service␈α
to␈α∞Christ␈α∞but␈α∞neglect␈α∞to␈α
pray␈α∞for␈α∞divine␈α∞guidance␈α
in␈α∞their␈α∞own␈α∞life␈α∞work␈α
-
␈↓ α∧␈↓science␈α⊂today␈α⊂is␈α⊂a␈α⊂jungle␈α⊃of␈α⊂confusion,␈α⊂and,␈α⊂unless␈α⊂repentance␈α⊃is␈α⊂quick,␈α⊂it␈α⊂is␈α⊂headed␈α⊃for␈α⊂total
␈↓ α∧␈↓catastrophe when God finally cracks down.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThe␈α⊂essential␈α⊂unGodliness␈α⊂of␈α∂most␈α⊂of␈α⊂the␈α⊂so-called␈α∂Christian␈α⊂historians␈α⊂and␈α⊂scientists␈α∂is
␈↓ α∧␈↓demonstrated␈α∂by␈α∂their␈α∂inability␈α∂to␈α∂understand␈α∂why␈α∂the␈α∂pagan␈α∂Greeks␈α∂never␈α∂developed␈α∂what␈α∞is
␈↓ α∧␈↓called "modern science".

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTAll␈α∂sorts␈α∂of␈α∂ridiculous␈α∂answers␈α∂are␈α∞given␈α∂by␈α∂self-styled␈α∂Christians␈α∂who␈α∂cannot␈α∞remember
␈↓ α∧␈↓their␈α∞faith␈α∞long␈α∞enough␈α∞to␈α∞realize␈α∞that␈α∞science␈α∞is␈α∞a␈α∞gift␈α∞to␈α∞man␈α∞from␈α∞God␈α∞and␈α∞that␈α∞God␈α
would
␈↓ α∧␈↓never have granted the boon of science to pagans.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTGod␈α
does␈α
not␈α∞need␈α
science.␈α
 He␈α
is␈α∞infinite␈α
and␈α
has␈α
no␈α∞need␈α
of␈α
simple␈α
laws␈α∞to␈α
co-ordinate
␈↓ α∧␈↓facts.␈α He␈αcan␈α
and␈αdoes␈αkeep␈α
all␈αthe␈αfacts␈α
that␈αever␈αwere␈αor␈α
ever␈αwould␈αbe␈α
in␈αHis␈αMind␈α
at␈αonce.
␈↓ α∧␈↓He␈αhas␈αno␈αneed␈αof␈αFermat's␈αlast␈αtheorem␈αto␈αtell␈αHim␈αthat␈α␈↓↓x␈↓∧n␈↓↓␈α+␈αy␈↓∧n␈↓↓␈α=␈αz␈↓∧n␈↓␈αhas␈αno␈αsolutions␈αin␈αpositive
␈↓ α∧␈↓integers␈α⊂for␈α⊂␈↓↓n␈α⊂>␈α⊂2␈↓.␈α⊃ He␈α⊂can␈α⊂just␈α⊂look␈α⊂and␈α⊂see.␈α⊃ (␈↓↓Qui␈α⊂omnia␈α⊂scit,␈α⊂intellectum␈α⊂non␈α⊂requirit␈↓␈α⊃-␈α⊂St.
␈↓ α∧␈↓Thomas).

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTDo␈α
you␈α
suppose␈α
the␈α
childishly␈α
obvious␈α
idea␈α
of␈α
tossing␈α
unequal␈α
weights␈α
from␈α
towers␈αnever
␈↓ α∧␈↓occurred␈α
to␈α
such␈α
brilliant␈α
men␈α
as␈α
Plato␈α
and␈αAristotle?␈α
 Of␈α
course␈α
they␈α
tried␈α
it,␈α
but␈α
God␈α
did␈αnot
␈↓ α∧␈↓give␈α
them␈α
consistent␈α
results␈αbecause␈α
it␈α
was␈α
not␈α
necessary␈αfor␈α
material␈α
phenomena␈α
to␈α
obey␈αsimple
␈↓ α∧␈↓laws comprehensible by man.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTNo-one␈αwho␈αkeeps␈αGod␈αconstantly␈αon␈αhis␈αmind␈αwould␈αneed␈αan␈αexplanation␈αof␈αthis␈αfact,␈αbut
␈↓ α∧␈↓nowadays␈α∪it␈α∩must␈α∪be␈α∩given.␈α∪ The␈α∪conntruction␈α∩of␈α∪intricate␈α∩theories␈α∪to␈α∩explain␈α∪the␈α∪world␈α∩is
␈↓ α∧␈↓necessary␈αonly␈αto␈αman␈α
with␈αall␈αhis␈αfleshly␈α
limitations.␈α God,␈αbecause␈αHe␈α
is␈αomniscient,␈αhas␈αno␈α
need
␈↓ α∧␈↓to␈α
be␈α
intellectual.␈α
 He␈α∞has␈α
no␈α
need␈α
for␈α∞Occam's␈α
razor,␈α
and␈α
it␈α
is␈α∞no␈α
convenience␈α
to␈α
Him␈α∞to␈α
have
␈↓ α∧␈↓objects fall according to a simple law.  Scientific law is a grace given to Christian men.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThe␈α
first␈αbestowal␈α
of␈αquantitative␈α
physical␈αlaw␈α
was␈α
to␈αGalileo.␈α
 After␈αpraying␈α
in␈αChurch,␈α
he
␈↓ α∧␈↓noticed␈αthe␈α
chandelier␈αswinging␈α
and␈αspeculated␈α
that␈αthe␈α
period␈αof␈α
the␈αsway␈α
did␈αnot␈α
depend␈αon␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓amplitude␈α
of␈αthe␈α
oscillation.␈α So␈α
pleasing␈αhad␈α
his␈αprayers␈α
been␈αto␈α
God,␈αthat␈α
this␈α
speculation␈αwas
␈↓ α∧␈↓instantly␈α∞and␈α∞retroactively␈α∞granted.␈α
 How␈α∞foolish␈α∞to␈α∞write␈α
learned␈α∞tomes␈α∞wondering␈α∞how␈α
Galileo
␈↓ α∧␈↓was␈αable␈αto␈αguess␈αthat␈αthe␈αperiod␈α
was␈αindependent␈αof␈αthe␈αamplitude,␈αand␈αthen␈α
completely␈αneglect
␈↓ α∧␈↓to wonder what prayerful thought could have induced God to grant him this law!



␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ε|1␈↓ ∧



␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTGalileo␈α∞was␈α∞rewarded␈α∞by␈α∞having␈α∞several␈α∞of␈α∞his␈α∞conjectures␈α∞made␈α∞true,␈α∞but␈α∞evidently␈α∞God
␈↓ α∧␈↓must␈α∂have␈α∂had␈α∂some␈α∂patience␈α∂and␈α∂affection␈α∂still␈α∂left␈α∂for␈α∂the␈α∂Roman␈α∂church,␈α∂since␈α∂Galileo␈α∞was
␈↓ α∧␈↓punished␈α∩for␈α∩his␈α∪quarrels␈α∩with␈α∩this␈α∩church␈α∪by␈α∩having␈α∩his␈α∩theory␈α∪of␈α∩the␈α∩cohesion␈α∪of␈α∩water
␈↓ α∧␈↓disallowed.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThe␈α∂next␈α∂really␈α∂virtuous␈α∂man␈α∂to␈α∂be␈α∂rewarded␈α∂was␈α∂the␈α∂theologian␈α∂and␈α∂saintly␈α∂man␈α∂Isaac
␈↓ α∧␈↓Newton.␈α
 It␈α
is␈α
again␈αtypical␈α
of␈α
this␈α
age␈α
that␈αNewton's␈α
scientific␈α
speculations␈α
are␈αassiduously␈α
studied
␈↓ α∧␈↓while␈α⊃the␈α⊃theological␈α⊃achievements␈α⊃that␈α⊃induced␈α⊃God␈α⊃to␈α⊃grant␈α⊃him␈α⊃his␈α⊃scientific␈α⊃theories␈α⊃are
␈↓ α∧␈↓ignored.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThen␈αGod,␈αin␈αhis␈αinfinite␈αgenerousity,␈α
granted␈αto␈αsomeone␈α(maybe␈αGalileo␈αor␈α
Newton)␈αthat
␈↓ α∧␈↓scientific␈α∂laws␈α∂can␈α∂be␈α∂objectively␈α∂discovered␈α∂by␈α∂anyone␈α∂who␈α∂goes␈α∂through␈α∂the␈α∂correct␈α∞scientific
␈↓ α∧␈↓ritual.␈α∩ Like␈α∩all␈α⊃God's␈α∩gifts,␈α∩this␈α⊃one␈α∩can␈α∩be␈α⊃used␈α∩or␈α∩abused,␈α⊃and␈α∩it␈α∩was␈α∩grievously␈α⊃abused.
␈↓ α∧␈↓Hundreds␈α
and␈αthen␈α
thousands␈αof␈α
men␈α
went␈αto␈α
work␈αproducing␈α
scientific␈αtheories␈α
and␈α
the␈αangels
␈↓ α∧␈↓were hard put to keep up with them.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTFinally,␈αa␈αcertain␈αsly␈αJew␈αnoticed␈αthat␈αthe␈αangels␈αhad␈αrewarded␈αMaxwell␈αwith␈αa␈αtheory␈αthat
␈↓ α∧␈↓was␈αinconsistent␈α
with␈αwhat␈α
had␈αbeen␈α
awarded␈αto␈α
Newton.␈α He␈α
further␈αhad␈α
the␈αtemerity␈αto␈α
propose
␈↓ α∧␈↓the␈αonly␈αconsistent␈αway␈αout␈αof␈αthe␈αinconsistency.␈α The␈αangels␈αgranted␈αEinstein␈αhis␈αtheory,␈αbecause
␈↓ α∧␈↓God's␈αWord␈αis␈αlaw,␈αbut␈αto␈αpunish␈αhim␈αarranged␈αfor␈αthe␈αkilling␈αof␈αsix␈αmillion␈αof␈αhis␈αcoreligionists
␈↓ α∧␈↓less than three decades later.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTSince␈α⊃that␈α⊃time,␈α⊃matters␈α∩have␈α⊃gone␈α⊃from␈α⊃bad␈α⊃to␈α∩worse,␈α⊃leaving␈α⊃us␈α⊃with␈α⊃the␈α∩morass␈α⊃of
␈↓ α∧␈↓confusion␈α
that␈α
is␈α
present␈α
day␈α
physics.␈α
 No␈α
sooner␈α
is␈α
an␈α
ugly␈α
and␈α
ad␈α
hoc␈α
theory␈α
spawned␈αcalling␈α
for
␈↓ α∧␈↓a␈αnew␈αparticle␈αto␈αaccount␈αfor␈αthe␈αexperimental␈αdata,␈αthat␈αthe␈αparticle␈αis␈αdiscovered.␈α But,␈αsince␈αthe
␈↓ α∧␈↓theory␈α∪was␈α∪put␈α∪forward␈α∪without␈α∪adequate␈α∪thought␈α∪and␈α∪with␈α∪no␈α∪prayer,␈α∪it␈α∪turns␈α∪out␈α∪to␈α∪be
␈↓ α∧␈↓inconsistent after all, and science is left with a new particle to explain.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThis␈α⊂cannot␈α⊂go␈α⊂on␈α⊂much␈α⊂longer.␈α∂ We␈α⊂prophesy␈α⊂that␈α⊂when␈α⊂the␈α⊂American␈α⊂atom␈α∂bombers
␈↓ α∧␈↓release␈α
their␈α
bombs␈α
over␈αMoscow,␈α
physicists␈α
will␈α
be␈αthrown␈α
into␈α
consternation␈α
and␈α
dismay␈αwhen
␈↓ α∧␈↓the bombs fail to explode!  God will revoke nuclear physics!

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThere␈α⊃is␈α∩only␈α⊃one␈α⊃way␈α∩to␈α⊃avoid␈α⊃this␈α∩catastrophe!␈α⊃ Christian␈α⊃men␈α∩of␈α⊃science␈α∩must␈α⊃take
␈↓ α∧␈↓immediate␈αaction!␈α A␈αconference␈αmust␈αbe␈αcalled␈αand␈αcommittees␈αformed␈αto␈αdevise␈αa␈αnew␈αconsistent
␈↓ α∧␈↓theory␈α
of␈α
physcis␈αaccording␈α
to␈α
aesthetic␈αand␈α
above␈α
all␈α
religious␈αprinciples.␈α
 Its␈α
every␈αequation␈α
must
␈↓ α∧␈↓show the Glory of God.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTIn␈α∞order␈α∞to␈α∞show␈α∞their␈α∞humility,␈α∞the␈α
proposers␈α∞must␈α∞ascribe␈α∞appropriate␈α∞parts␈α∞of␈α∞the␈α
new
␈↓ α∧␈↓science␈α
to␈α
Galileo,␈α
Newton,␈α
de␈α
Nouy,␈α
and␈α
other␈α
scientists␈α
of␈α
the␈α
past␈α
whose␈α
Chr←stian␈αprinciples
␈↓ α∧␈↓are above all shadow of suspicion or accusation.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTTo␈α
show␈α
our␈αsincerity␈α
we␈α
must␈α
burn␈αall␈α
the␈α
books␈α
giving␈αthe␈α
false␈α
theories␈α
and␈αconfusing
␈↓ α∧␈↓experiments␈αof␈αthe␈αrecent␈αera.␈α We␈αmust␈αnot␈αshrink␈αfrom␈αburning␈αalso␈αthe␈αimpious␈αwho␈αrefuse␈αto
␈↓ α∧␈↓renounce␈α
the␈α
old␈α
and␈α
accept␈α
the␈α
new.␈α
 Only␈α
then␈α
can␈α
we␈α
sincerely␈α
pray␈α
to␈α
God␈α
that␈α
our␈αtheory␈α
will
␈↓ α∧␈↓be granted so that once more the bombs will be safe from all danger of not exploding.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTAll␈α∞scientists␈α∞who␈α∞profess␈α∞to␈α∞be␈α∞Christians␈α∞are␈α∞hereby␈α∞called␈α∞upon␈α∞to␈α∞show␈α∞their␈α∞faith␈α
by
␈↓ α∧␈↓joining in this great work for the honor of science and the Glory of God.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ε|2␈↓ ∧



␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT*␈α∂"Any␈α∂success␈α⊂I␈α∂may␈α∂have␈α⊂had␈α∂in␈α∂Natural␈α⊂Philosophy␈α∂comes␈α∂from␈α⊂constantly␈α∂reflecting
␈↓ α∧␈↓upon␈α∞the␈α
truth␈α∞that␈α
every␈α∞natural␈α
law␈α∞is␈α∞God's␈α
Law,␈α∞and␈α
therefore␈α∞must␈α
express␈α∞his␈α∞Glory␈α
and
␈↓ α∧␈↓Divine Purpose." - Newton, preface to Principia.














































␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ε|3␈↓ ∧