My interest was piqued by the title of the podcast in the context of an equally intriguing series aptly called “Go Beyond...”
Also of interest was the interviewee. Here was a man of faith whose profession it was to believe in God while being a cosmologist. So it’s science on one side and faith on the other, residing in one person. The interview was totally disappointing because the interviewer failed in not bringing up what should have been the most interesting aspect of the conversation: how astronomer Richard D’Souza SJ reconciled his scientific temper with his scientifically unproven faith in god. Don’t get me wrong. The podcast was as interesting as one could reasonably expect if one were expecting it to be all about astronomy. Fr D’Souza was lucid and brought many worthwhile issues to the table: how scientists dive into their work, how galaxial mergers occur, why Andromeda acts like a giant scooping machine, clashing with and sometimes swallowing other galaxies, how puny and insignificant our life is and will end unceremoniously in a million or billion years who knows, but what should have been the crux of it all - how science and faith mix or don’t - was totally ignored. Not his fault I say again. The interviewer who seemed to nervously laugh often with no reason, was the one found wanting, not Richard. Most interviewers either avoid asking the hard (and interesting) questions or are prevented from doing so. Only Al Jazeera and the western media channels take on this kind of task head on. Roland. Toronto. > On Nov 19, 2021, at 4:14 PM, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Go-Beyond Podcast :: Nov 2021 > Galaxies, Faith and Science with Astronomer Fr. Richard D'Souza > ---------------------------------------------------- > > The Indian astronomer from the Vatican Observatory who's set > out to answer the questions beyond the earthly realm, Fr. > Richard D'Souza talks about science, faith and the journey > towards his path-breaking discovery about the M32p in this > special episode. Navigate the tales from the world of > astronomy -- from comradery to discoveries. Join us as we > discover the secrets of the universe and the life of this > astronomer-priest. > > http://t.ly/kN7A > > ABOVE IS A report of what a Goan Jesuit is doing in the outside > world... and beyond. If you'd like to know what's happening in the > Jesuit world in Goa, join this informal network via WhatsApp: > https://chat.whatsapp.com/FwwIlmf6tC3FDh7DaFTYLE or > https://chat.whatsapp.com/G3cd11E5UmlGQxHDPNPB9F > ᐧ
