Early modern scientists (Galileo, Kepler, Boyle, Pascal, Newton) believed that the human mind was made in the image of a rational creator and that nature was endowed with rationality and order by the same creator, giving them confidence that nature was intelligible and could be systematically studied.
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Stephen MeyerEvidence Quote
“They are influenced by a profoundly Judeo-Christian understanding... the human mind has been made in the image of a rational creator... that same rational creator made the natural world and endowed it with rationality.”
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The Magician’s Twin, with David Berlinski, Stephen Meyer, and James Orr | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:45:57 AM
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