I remember my classes with Cornelius Van Til and he always spoke of
"thinking God's thoughts after him" and applied it to the the activity of
the philosopher/theologian. That was in the early sixties.
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Ted Davis wrote:
> 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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