The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Scientific tools like telescopes reveal more truth than prayer.
- In plain terms
- Telescopes find more about heaven than prayer does.
- What can you take from it?
- Rely on observation and tools for truth, not prayer.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we know truth?
- Can science replace faith?
Another view
It dismisses non-empirical aspects of religious experience.
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