100 ANOS DA MECÂNICA QUÂNTICA: UMA BREVE REFLEXÃO TEOLÓGICO-CIENTÍFICA SOBRE JÓ 38:19
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Cosmology; Scientific Theology; Modern Physics; Quantum Physics; General Relativity; PhilosophyAbstract
In 2025, we will celebrate the centenary of Quantum Mechanics, one of the pillars of Modern Physics that revolutionized the understanding of reality. The search for knowledge of the properties of light was the main milestone for the emergence of Quantum Mechanics. Light was the gateway to the quantum world, challenging classical thinking and paving the way for the creation of Quantum Mechanics. The biblical text of Job 38:19 reads: “Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is its place?” The divine question asked to Job resonates with the profound questions that Quantum Mechanics also raises: the nature of light, matter and invisible reality. Therefore, and within this context, and proposing a reflection between Science and Faith through the biblical text of Job 38:19, this article aimed to explore how the mystery of creation, addressed in the Holy Bible, and the principles of Quantum Mechanics can dialogue, not in opposition, but as complementary expressions of the human search to understand the invisible and the fundamental.
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