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...Church of the Big Bang of J.C."? That is, who was the atheist physicist who thought theistic language and too much religious speculation had been allowed to encroach into conference papers and discussions amongst astrophysicist colleagues? He complained that the talk about the singularity of the Big Bang as "creation" and therefore implying a CREATOR and when combined with discussions of the many constants and processes that were "just right" within narrow ranges which allowed THIS UNIVERSE (that is conducive to relative stasis compatible with fostering complex biosystems, etc.) -- out of the countless other permutations which would have meant universe NOT conducive to life and stability -- and which led to too many people speaking about a PERSONAL GOD PURPOSEFULLY BUILDING A HOME FOR HIS CREATURES ---> therefore, a CREATOR LIKE THE GOD OF THE BIBLE. Ergo, he hated that trend.
Obviously, I'm not trying to provoke a religious debate or explore the fine points of his argument (or that of the colleagues he was criticizing.) I'm simply trying to find out WHO the physicist was who made the joke. I've heard this told as an anecdote in various contexts. One said that it was part of a radio interview where the Big Bang Theory was being explained to the audience and the significance of a recent refinement. But in another instance I heard it reported in a Religious Studies Dept. faculty lounge where the modern cosmologies was the topic. (Sorry for the mouth full.)
If nobody knows of a citation, can you at least suggest a likely candidate for such a criticism of his astrophysicist colleagues?
Obviously, I'm not trying to provoke a religious debate or explore the fine points of his argument (or that of the colleagues he was criticizing.) I'm simply trying to find out WHO the physicist was who made the joke. I've heard this told as an anecdote in various contexts. One said that it was part of a radio interview where the Big Bang Theory was being explained to the audience and the significance of a recent refinement. But in another instance I heard it reported in a Religious Studies Dept. faculty lounge where the modern cosmologies was the topic. (Sorry for the mouth full.)
If nobody knows of a citation, can you at least suggest a likely candidate for such a criticism of his astrophysicist colleagues?