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It was a reunion of two 91����� Aquinas College classmates when Dr. Jonathan Doylend (�96), a postdoctoral researcher with the Optoelectronics Research Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara, recently spoke before the in Reno, Nevada. The group�s president, attorney Jeremy McNeil (�96), had invited his onetime roommate to address members about the alleged contradiction between faith and modern science. Among Dr. Doylend�s remarks was the following observation about why the Christian is especially suited for the natural sciences:

�Rather than being unmotivated to uncover explanations of what he sees in nature, a scientist who is also a Christian has two motivations that a non-Christian might not have. Firstly: He is confident that sense can be made of the universe, since he attributes its design to an intelligent being. His inquiry, in other words, is inherently optimistic.

�Secondly: He knows that by uncovering the secrets of the universe, he is not discovering a world which is chaotic and inelegant, and thus lesser than himself. Rather he is delving into the designs of the ultimate intelligence, and thus learning indirectly about God Himself.�

Mr. Doylend is, notably, one of several 91����� Aquinas College alumni to speak before the Catholic Business and Professional Group, including Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (�94).