The occasionally heard opinion that in the age of space travel we know so much about nature that we no longer need to believe in God is not justified by anything. To this day science has, with every new answer, discovered at least three new questions. Only a renewed faith in God can bring about the transformation that can save our world from catastrophe.

— Wernher von Braun (1912–1977), Raumfahrtpionier

Topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Hope & Confidence

Wernher von Braun

Der deutsch-amerikanische Physiker und Raumfahrtpionier Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) entwickelte Raketen in Peenemünde und leitete später in den USA das Apollo-Mondlandeprogramm der NASA. Er vertrat öffentlich die Vereinbarkeit von Naturwissenschaft und Schöpfungsglauben, steht historisch jedoch wegen seiner SS-Mitgliedschaft und des tödlichen Zwangsarbeitereinsatzes von KZ-Häftlingen bei der Rüstungsproduktion in der Kritik. Bibellesern begegnet er heute als prominenter Fürsprecher einer gottesfürchtigen Wissenschaft, während seine Biografie zugleich die moralische Ambivalenz technischen Fortschritts mahnend vor Augen führt.

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