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George Coyne and Guy Consolmagno — Asteroids, Stars, and the Love of God

On Being with Krista Tippett

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What Does the Salvation Story of the Human Race Mean?

Being an astronomer makes you reflect on what does the salvation story of the human race mean in a cosmic sense. It means that there's more to it than you would have been aware of if you thought we were the only creatures out there in relationship to god. That allows you to see that there is more to original sin than just the adam and eve story. You can say, ah, what are the essentials? What is the reality? How is it possible we can speculate?" says christa tippet.

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