The statement that science is "thinking God's thoughts after him" is often
attributed to Kepler, such as by Charles Hummel in The Galileo Connection.
However I cannot confirm this, though I know Kepler pretty well and have
searched for it. I've also asked Owen Gingerich, who knows Kepler as well
as anyone alive, and he can't confirm it either. So for the time being I'm
agnostic on its origin.
Ted Davis
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