Sorry Neil!
*God* is the correct answer… and it is pure logic… ask Aristotle… the Father of Logic.
Your ‘God of the Gaps argument’ is fallacious.
It appeals only to tards.
Tyson is talking out his arse!
Why?
*Both Newton and Kepler were devout Theists!*
Science underpinned their faith in God!
God was integral to their Natural Philosophy.
I dare anyone to fact check my claims above about logic, Aristotle, Newton, Kepler, and their philosophy of science.
*Tyson himself actually ascribes to ‘Atheism of the gaps’!*
(If you can’t fathom this… go ask Grok what that might be!)
Oh and Jesus died for our sins and rose again the third day! Those are what are called *historical facts*.
And they are Good News! God Loves you and has provided a way to forgive our sorry arses *for Free*. You only need to receive his gift… by believing it… putting your trust in God’s Grace.
It’s that simple. Trusting in Christ is the wise move people. He’s the greatest figure in human history.
Tim Wikiriwhi.
Christian Libertarian.
Here’s what Grok AI says about Kepler… which also perfectly describes Newton’s thinking as well…
“Yes, Johannes Kepler was unequivocally a theist. He was a devout Christian who believed deeply in God as the creator and rational designer of the universe.Kepler’s religious views were central to his scientific work. He viewed astronomy as a way to understand God’s geometrical plan for creation. He famously described his efforts as “thinking God’s thoughts after Him” and saw himself and other astronomers as “priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature.”Here are some direct indicators from his own words and historical accounts:He wrote: “Geometry is one and eternal shining in the mind of God. That share in it accorded to men is one of the reasons that Man is the image of God.”
Another: “Great is God our Lord, great is His power and there is no end to His wisdom. Praise Him you heavens, glorify Him, sun and moon and you planets.”
He saw the heliocentric system and the structure of the solar system as reflections of the Trinity and divine order.
Kepler was raised Lutheran, studied theology alongside mathematics and astronomy, and remained a committed Protestant (though sometimes described as “unorthodox” in certain doctrinal points, he never abandoned core Christian theism). He refused to convert to Catholicism during periods of religious pressure and faced exile partly because of his faith.In short, far from being an atheist, deist in the modern distant-clockmaker sense, or agnostic, Kepler’s entire scientific motivation was rooted in his belief in a personal, intelligent, and glorious God who created an orderly, knowable cosmos. His discoveries were, in his own view, ways of glorifying that God.”.
More From Tim…
Faith, Science, and Reason. The Pomposity of Atheism.
Atheism. The Philosophy of Small Minds.
Russellās Teapot really refutes Atheism not Theism!