Of course, Einstein was a very great scientist indeed, and I have enormous respect for him, and great admiration for the discoveries he made. But he was very committed to a view of the objectivity of the physical world. John Polkinghorne admirationcommitdiscovery share on social
Of course, nobody would deny the importance of human beings for theological thinking, but the time span of history that theologians think about is a few thousand years of human culture rather than the fifteen billion years of the history of the universe. John Polkinghorne beingbillionculture share on social
People, and especially theologians, should try to familiarize themselves with scientific ideas. Of course, science is technical in many respects, but there are some very good books that try to set out some of the conceptual structure of science. John Polkinghorne bookconceptualfamiliarize share on social
I very much enjoyed my career in science. I didn't leave science because I was disillusioned, but felt I'd done my bit for it after about twenty-five years. John Polkinghorne bitecareerdisillusion Change image and share on social
Nevertheless, all of us who work in quantum physics believe in the reality of a quantum world, and the reality of quantum entities like protons and electrons. John Polkinghorne electronentityphysic Change image and share on social
I was very much on the mathematical side, where you probably do your best work before you're forty-five. Having passed that significant date, I thought I would do something else. John Polkinghorne datefortymathematical Change image and share on social
I think it's very important to maintain the classical Christian distinction between the Creator and creation. John Polkinghorne christianclassicalcreation Change image and share on social
Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent. John Polkinghorne bristolclasscurate Change image and share on social
Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful. John Polkinghorne acknowledgedetailgladly Change image and share on social
Evolution, of course, is not something that simply applies to life here on earth; it applies to the whole universe. John Polkinghorne applyearthevolution Change image and share on social
