The Consequences for Religion

Robin Ghosh

Abstract: Newton was a devout Christian. The title indicates that he took his theology even more seriously than his science. He would have been horrified if he had thought that his life work would result in general understanding of religious faith. And his own opinion was that it should have exactly the opposite effect. He even supposed that his system of celestial mechanics provided proofs of the existence of God.

Keywords: Consequences for Religion, Religious faith, Gravitation, Celestial mechanics, Perpetual motion