Claim 8 of 13 · Case 08 · Science
A non-religious astronomer acknowledged that the discovery of a cosmic beginning matched what the biblical tradition had long claimed.
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Robert Jastrow, an astronomer who called himself an agnostic, wrote that the discovery landed as a shock for science and as an old claim vindicated for theology. The claim here is simply that a credentialed, non-believing scientist conceded the point, which he did in print.
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Robert Jastrow, “God and the Astronomers” (1978)
Because Jastrow had no religious motive, his concession carries weight a believer’s would not. It supports the claim that the beginning was not just quietly absorbed by science but recognized, even by skeptics, as fitting the older view.