As a religious, Consolmagno has a different view. God can not be directly placed at the time of the Big Bang but it does not mean God does not exist.
ScienceLovers - God and science are not opposites. At least that's what the Jesuits and astronomers at the Vatican Observatory, Guy Consolmagno, S.J
In the conference "Black Hole, Gravitational Waves, and Space-Time Singularities" which took place on May 9-12 at the Vatican, Consolmagno revealed, a religious should not be afraid of science.
"If you do not have faith in your beliefs, then that's when you're afraid of science," he said as quoted by the Catholic News Agency on Wednesday (10/05/2017).
Consolmagno reveals, God, the universe, and the purpose of human existence can be found through the process, not instantaneously.
"Those who are religious will immediately recognize the existence of God, but you do not have to make theological leap to seek the truth," he said.
"There are many things that we know but we do not yet understand.we can not be a good religious or scientist if we think our work is done," he added.
The conference featured a number of prominent clergy and scientists, including those who studied Big Bang and even those who did not believe in God.
Research on the origin of the universe has produced the view that nature is created without any interference, including God.
The existing universe by itself is believed by many scientists, including Stephen Hawking, a cosmologist who proposed M Theory.
However, as a religious, Consolmagno has a different view. God can not be directly placed at the time of the Big Bang but it does not mean God does not exist.
"Creation is not something that lasted 13.8 billion years ago God has existed in nature before space and time existed You can not say" before "because God is out of space and time," he said.
Creation takes place continuously. The religious should believe that God is all-powerful so that he can understand it as being responsible for the creation of the universe.
Gabriele Gionti, S.J. as the chief organizer of the conference reveals, the term "beginning" of the universe is different from "origin".
"The beginning of the universe is a scientific question, can be predicted precisely when it begins, but the origin of the universe is a theological question," he explained.
Consolmagno says, "God is not the achievement of science, but something we assume from the beginning, I am afraid of a science-proven God because I know my science does not believe it."
"An atheist can assume a different, different view of the universe, but we can talk and learn from each other, and the attainment of truth unites us," he added.
History proves, the church and many religious institutions help scientific activities. Oxford University as the best university in the world for example, founded by a cleric.
Consolmagno says, rival science and religion. "If there is any competition, then it's competition between siblings," he added.
"It's a criminal act against science thinking that only atheists can do it, because if it's true, then there will be many best scientists eliminated," he said.
