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Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? (Paperback)
by Paul Kurtz (Editor), Barry Karr (Editor), Ranjit Sandhu (Editor) "Is science compatible with religion, or must they of necessity conflict?..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews
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Over the past two decades, science and religion have been seeking common ground through ongoing dialogue. The contributors to this volume provide a dimension to the conversation that has seldom been heard. Most of these essays originated as papers delivered at a 2001 conference in Atlanta sponsored by the Center for Inquiry, which is committed to the use of science and reason to conduct free inquiry into all areas of human interest. The very simple thesis of the collection is that science and religion can never be compatible. Rich and suggestive essays by such well-known thinkers as Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins and Arthur C. Clarke range over topics from intelligent design to sociobiology and creationism. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg opens the book by declaring that a dialogue between science and religion cannot be constructive, for science has made it possible for people to be not religious. Botanist Massimo Pigliucci argues that the newly popular theory of intelligent design is a kind of "neocreationism" trying to get into public school curricula by the back door. Finally, philosopher and editor Kurtz (Skeptical Odysseys, etc.) contends that science and religion are minimally compatible, for where science has provided an understanding of the vast and mysterious cosmos, religion is "dramatic existentialist poetry," a product of humankind's creative imagination designed to overcome fear and uncertainty with hope and love. Although some will dismiss most of the essays as arrogant and contentious, they nevertheless present important and provocative voices too often drowned out by the move to assert complete compatibility between science and religion.
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Product Details
  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books (April 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591020646
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591020646
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars 7 customer reviews (7 customer reviews)
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New York, United States, Shroud of Turin, John Paul, Prometheus Books, Catholic Church, Paul Kurtz, Stephen Jay Gould, Humani Generis, Oxford University Press, Templeton Foundation, Old Testament, Freeman Dyson, Joe Nickell, Quentin Smith, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Thomas Aquinas, Are They Compatible, Brooklyn Bridge, Cambridge University Press, Gallarus Oratory, Harun Yahya, Harvard University Press, Kendrick Frazier
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