According to Sci-Faith: Recent Episodes
Josua Göcking
Are science and faith even compatible? Don't they contradict one another? Find out and see the world according to Sci-Faith.
"According to Sci-Faith" is the official english podcast of Sci-Faith. Regularly new episodes on the topic of science and faith are published here.
Sci-Faith expresses the conviction that science and faith can be combined without any problems. My vision is to show, that if science is built upon faith it can be more fruitful, than if it denies faith.
You can learn more about Sci-Faith at https://sci-faith.de/en/
We discuss about what consciousness actually is. Is it mere self reflexion?
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We talk about this years Nobel Prize in Physics.
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This is a preview of the following four episodes:
53: The Physics Nobel Prize 2024
54: Consciousness = Self Reflexion?
55: Thinking too small
56: Do scientific Laws lead to Truth?
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According to Thomas Aquinas theology is the queen of science. Is this true?
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We answer the question of whether a creator needs to be himself created.
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We learn more about an interesting idea to combine gravity and electromagnetism.
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We learn about two Greek philosophic disciplines and their scientific worldview.
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This is a preview of the four next episodes:
49: Atomic Swerve
50: Kaluza-Klein-Theory
51: Who created God?
52: The Queen of Science
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What kind of operating systems are there and how do they distinguish themselves from each other?
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There’s a lot happening inside a proton. We learn how it actually looks inside.
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We learn what’s behind the problem of P vs. NP in maths.
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We learn why proofs are so important in maths and which methods of proof exist.
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45: Mathematical Proof
46: P vs. NP: The One Million Dollar Problem
47: What Does The Inside of a Proton Look Like?
48: All Linux, or what?
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Is there a meaning in life? And if not, why are we always searching for one?
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What is random chance? How can we understand it scientifically or in faith?
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How can machines learn?
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Does science extend to the spiritual?
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This is a preview of the next four episodes:
41: Quantum Esotericism
42: Machine Learning
43: What A Coincidence
44: Why Are We Searching For Meaning
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Do we need to be always doubtful as scientists? Is there a difference between skepticism and doubt?
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What is the Cosmic Microwave Background and why is it so interesting?
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We discuss what emergence is and its significance in science.
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We dive deeper into what physical units are and why we need them.
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This is a preview of the next four episodes:
37: Physical Units
38: Emergence
39: Cosmic Microwave Background
40: Scientific Skepticism and Doubt
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We consider the effect of neutrino oscillations and why probably new physics is needed to describe this phenomenon.
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We consider whether there are structures beyond the level of particles.
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We consider whether this critique is true and what the possible reasons are.
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We discuss how the scientific method was developed.
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This is a preview of the following four episodes:
33: The Scientific Method
34: Is Scientific Progress in Decline?
35: What Lies beyond the Particles?
36: Neutrino Oscillations
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How can we explain this effect?
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What is the Quark-Gluon-Plasma and why are particle physicists interested in it?
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We investigate the theory of Supersymmetry. Why is it so interesting and what is the current state of research?
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We learn about the basics of game theory. Can it explain how we get our moral convictions?
Sources:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-ethics/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScpHTIi-kM
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Preview of the next four episodes:
29: Game Theory
30: Supersymmetry
31: Quark-Gluon-Plasma
32: Why does the inside of a shell sound like the sea?
Sources:
29:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-ethics/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScpHTIi-kM
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We learn about Gravitational Waves. What are they, how have they been discovered and why are they still a active field of research.
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We get introduced to the basic fundamentals of String Theory.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcTWkd3u4VI
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We talk about recent developments among some intellectuals.
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In light of his recent passing we talk about the legacy of Peter Higgs, especially the mechanism named after him.
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Preview of the next four episodes:
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Rest in Peace Peter Higgs
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Intellectual Awakening?
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String Theory
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Gravitational Waves
Sources:
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What role do the stories we tell each other through the ages play in finding truth?
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We discuss how science and philosophy influence each other.
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We look into the current proposals for new particle colliders and discuss the current state of fundamental research.
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We investigate an interesting correlation between to kinds of theories.
Source:
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Preview of the next for episodes:
21: Quantum Gravity: Holographic Duality
22: Fundamental Research - Quo Vadis?
23: What comes first - Science or Philosophy?
24: Myths and Facts
Sources:
21:
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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scifaith.substack.com
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scifaith.substack.com
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This is a preveiw of the episodes17. Do we live in a Simulation?18. Quantum Gravity: What is the Problem?19. The Physics Behind Oppenheimer20. The Music of the Big BangSlides from 18.: https://nms.kcl.ac.uk/eugene.lim/NewScientistEvent4.key.pdf
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We look at a relatively new interpretation of the cosmological findings about our universe.
This leads us to a discussion of where the limits of science lie.
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We look back at who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023 and the physics behind it.
We take a closer look at how a laser works.
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In this episode, we discuss the latest article on the Sci-Faith blog, which also appeared in the Studium Integrale Journal of the Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen.
It is about quantum mechanics and its interpretations and what we can learn from it for faith.
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This is the preview of the next four episodes:
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Multiverse, Hidden Variables or Random Chance?
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The Physics Nobel Prize 2023 and Lasers
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Darwin's Mistake and the Theocidy Question
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Eternal Inflation and the Limits of Science
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Get it here: https://www.amazon.de/Alien-Thoughts-English-Josua-G%C3%B6cking-ebook/dp/B0CQ1DPYKH
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Finally, with help of AI techniques my book “Sci-Faith - The compatibility of faith and science“ will appear in English.
Most chapters are already translated and the release is planned for the coming fall/winter as an ebook.
Catch a first glimpse of this book in this episode!
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Does everyone have a god? What about atheists? Do they actually not believe in any god at all?We find interesting answers on this topic from a famous psychoanalyst.Furthermore, we learn what this means and I make a argument for believing in God based on two reasonable statements made in the podcast.A very interesting and helpful episode for believers and non-believers!
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Is what expert say always true? Or how can non-experts distinguish wrong from right when dealing with the opinion of experts. To understand this we first need to understand what an expert actually is.
Then we discuss whether experts are necessarily always right and what the problem with such an expertism is. For this we look into the history especially also into examples from antiquity.
We find a solution of how we as non-experts can try to make sense of the opinion of experts and distinguish wrong from right.
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In this episode we discuss the topic which most christian scientists highly focus on: Aplogetics.
We answer the question if this focus is legit and whether there are also other topics to focus on.
Also I give my opinion on what I think is the purpose of science from a christian viewpoint and how one can implement this into the scientific process.
When talking about science and faith I have often realized that many have the impression that those are absolutely not compatible. In my book I show that this is not the case and that these fields have more in common than you might think. Furthermore, I do not believe that it is impossible for a scientist to believe. Even atheistic scientists can, as I believe, find God and this even in their scientific knowledge. For this an openness towards faith and a longing to know the truth is needed.
Interestingly enough, the Bible shows in the Christmas story how people that seem to be far from God can find them in their mundane life. In this episode I will examine the biblical story of the Magi and draw conclusions regarding Sci-Faith i.e. the compatibility of science and faith.
What is a culture?
What is the counter culture?
How are we as christian to engage in what is often called a culture war?
Are we to take a side? And if so, which one?
How was this issue approached in the Bible, especially from Jesus?
And what does this have to say about science?
In this episode I take on these questions.
First I give an overview of what a culture is and what counter cultures are.
Afterwards we look in the Bible for answers about how to engage in the culture. It's an interesting topic and I do my best to keep it as apolitical as possible.
At Sci-Faith we regularly talk about how faith is not only true but also fruitful. This fruitfulness of course is a consequence of faith being true. If one assumes this to work also in the opposite direction, faith being fruitful would imply it being true.
Therefore, to evaluate whether a faith is based in truth it helps to consider its fruit. But what fruit does (or did) the christian faith produce?
To see this we will dive in to history and consider the influence faith had on society and especially modern science.
An interesting and hopefully enlightening episode about the impact of the christian faith.
'Trust the Science'. This term has been thrown around throughout media especially during this pandemic.
But what does this statement even mean?
Does it make sense to blindly trust what science says?
Should we as christians then also trust the science?
To understand this we need to first understand what science actually is and how it works. Therefore, in this episode, Josua Göcking will give a brief introduction to the workings of science and also a recommendation on which we as christians are to take.
On Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. But is this story a mere myth or historical fact?
In this episode I show if the claims of the resurrection of Jesus are backed by historical evidence. Furthermore, I explain the meaning of this resurrection from the dead of Jesus.
What do God's goodness and the consverations laws of physics have in common?
Conservation laws are of huge importance in physics. They have been known for a long time, however, certain experiments have repeatedly put them in doubt. This is especially true for the conservation of energy.
In this episode I show how that leads to a similarity between science and faith. Furthermore, I show a correlation of these conservation laws in physics with the characteristics of God, especially His goodness, following the principle that the creation is always a reflection of the creator.
The creation is a reflection of the creator. This is a principle which is of great importance when considering science from a perspective of faith. For example the states matter can exist in can be understood as a reflection on the trinity of God.
But not only in nature we find those reflections, but also in systems created by humans. One of the most fascinating examples of this is the relation of the sudo command and the speaking in the name of Jesus.
One paradox that is often brought up in conversations with atheists is how an almighty god is even possible. Because through his almighty power this god should be able to create a stone so heavy, that he himself cannot lift it. However, such a stone would contradict the omnipotence of such a god.
In this episode I show how this paradox can be solved using a gedanken experiment from mathematics. Also we will see what one can learn about the faith from this.
I do this while also attempting to explain this in a way that is understandable for the laymen.