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Evolution And Religious Creation Myths How Scientists Respond
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Author : Paul F. Lurquin School of Molecular Biosciences Washington State University
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007-06-08
Evolution And Religious Creation Myths How Scientists Respond written by Paul F. Lurquin School of Molecular Biosciences Washington State University and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-08 with Education categories.
Polls show that 45% of the American public believes that humans were created about 10,000 years ago and that evolution is non existent. Another 25% believes that changes in the natural world are directed by a supernatural being with a particular goal in mind. This thinking clashes frontally with scientific findings obtained in the past 150 years. A large portion of the general public espouses the views of creationists and their descendants, and ignores or is unaware of scientific advances. Critical thinking about the natural world within a scientific framework is lacking in the USA and many parts of the world. This manuscript provides a multidisciplinary explanation and defense for the science of evolution (not just Darwinism) as it is being challenged by arguments for "intelligent design" and other creation myths. It draws in the life, physical, and social sciences, and recent studies of human evolution that rely much on the idea of change over time, which is evolution writ large. It puts the evolution/ID issue into international perspective by including opinions held in world religions other than Christianity. It is clearly written and also can easily be used as a guide for those with some science background. The authors make a convincing case that other books do not achieve this as much as they do in this work. The book is written for a whole spectrum of educated people including teachers and teachers in training who are interested in the broad issues of the origins of the universe, life, and humans, and who may not quite grasp the potential magnitude of the negative influence on all of science education of people embracing creationist and ID thinking. This includes high school teachers and people on boards of education and in municipal governments--anyone involved in education. It could be used also in college courses such as "contemporary social issues" and "Science and Society" -- sometimes team taught by sociologists and scientists. The authors show that when they are teleological, dogmatic, or politically inspired, religious and creation myths threaten scientific efforts. The book does not require any extensive knowledge of science. The principle of change over time pervades all of science, from cosmology, to the search for the origin for life, to human physical and cultural evolution. The book educates readers on scientific matters that overwhelmingly support the idea of evolution, not only in the living world, but also in physical and social science. It explains too how evolution -- physical and biological -- is a random, unguided process whose roots can be already found in quantum physics.
Hindu Perspectives On Evolution
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Author : C. Mackenzie Brown
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-01-19
Hindu Perspectives On Evolution written by C. Mackenzie Brown and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-19 with Religion categories.
Providing new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates, this book looks at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions. By focusing on the interaction of religion and science in a Hindu context, it offers a global context for understanding contemporary creationist-evolution conflicts and tensions utilizing a critical analysis of Hindu perspectives on these issues. The cultural and political as well as theological nature of these conflicts is illustrated by drawing attention to parallels with contemporary Islamic and Buddhist responses to modern science and Darwinism. The book explores various ancient and classical Hindu models to explain the origin of the universe encompassing creationist as well as evolutionary—but non-Darwinian—interpretations of how we came to be. Complex schemes of cosmic evolution were developed, alongside creationist proofs for the existence of God utilizing distinctly Hindu versions of the design argument. After examining diverse elements of the Hindu Dharmic traditions that laid the groundwork for an ambivalent response to Darwinism when it first became known in India, the book highlights the significance of the colonial context. Analysing critically the question of compatibility between traditional Dharmic theories of knowledge and the epistemological assumptions underlying contemporary scientific methodology, the book raises broad questions regarding the frequently alleged harmony of Hinduism, the eternal Dharma, with modern science, and with Darwinian evolution in particular.
Chronology Of The Evolution Creationism Controversy
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Author : Randy Moore
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2009-11-25
Chronology Of The Evolution Creationism Controversy written by Randy Moore and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-25 with Religion categories.
A unique chronology with entries describing the key events in the 3,000-year conflict between religion and science over the explanation and definition of life on Earth. Exhaustively researched and authoritative, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy does what no other work does: it examines the conflict between the religious and scientific views of life on Earth in its full 3,000-year historical context, showing readers how this roiling debate has played out over the centuries. With hundreds of entries, Chronology of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy describes specific cultural, religious, and scientific events relevant to the evolution-creationism controversy from the first notions of creationism in ancient Egypt to the present. Within this historical approach, it identifies a number of recurring themes that have shaped the debate through the ages, including famous court cases, the recurrence of the "intelligent design" argument, disagreements over the age of the Earth, and the impact of technological advances on both the scientific and faith-based viewpoints. While approaching the subject globally throughout, the book's second half focuses on tensions between science and religious thought in the United States since the early 1900s.
The Language Of God
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Author : Francis Collins
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-09-04
The Language Of God written by Francis Collins and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-04 with Science categories.
Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?
The Reluctant Mr Darwin An Intimate Portrait Of Charles Darwin And The Making Of His Theory Of Evolution Great Discoveries
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Author : David Quammen
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2007-07-17
The Reluctant Mr Darwin An Intimate Portrait Of Charles Darwin And The Making Of His Theory Of Evolution Great Discoveries written by David Quammen and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Twenty-one years passed between Charles Darwin's epiphany that "natural selection" formed the basis of evolution and the scientist's publication of On the Origin of Species. Why did Darwin delay, and what happened during the course of those two decades? The human drama and scientific basis of these years constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.
Responding To The Challenge Of Evolution
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Author : Kevin Logan
language : en
Publisher: David C Cook
Release Date : 2005
Responding To The Challenge Of Evolution written by Kevin Logan and has been published by David C Cook this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Religion categories.
The idea that the earth may not be millions of years old is not taken seriously by most of the population--until it is taught in school. Kevin Logan has written a readable, intelligent and entertaining guide to the debate, and to the issues behind it. Are the creationists out of their depth? Or is Darwin about to join Marx and Freud in the heap of fallen pillars of modernity? This book sets out the implications of the latest research, to help readers form their own opinions.
Evolution And Religious Creation Myths
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Author : Paul F. Lurquin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Evolution And Religious Creation Myths written by Paul F. Lurquin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Creationism categories.
Intelligent design (ID) and older style creationism argue that evolution by natural selection is an incorrect theory. This book demonstrates that in doing so, ID and creationism misinterpret the meaning of scientific theories.
Perspectives On Science And Christian Faith
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Perspectives On Science And Christian Faith written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Religion and science categories.
Paradigma Sains Integratif Al Farabi
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Author : Dr. Humaidi
language : id
Publisher: Sadra Press
Release Date : 2015-04-08
Paradigma Sains Integratif Al Farabi written by Dr. Humaidi and has been published by Sadra Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-08 with categories.
Penulis buku ini berhasil mengekstrak pemikiran al-Farabi yang menawarkan sains integratif sebagai solusi dalam memperbaiki celah-celah sains modern yang cenderung sulit mengapresiasi ide-ide yang berhubungan dengan sesuatu yang metafisik. Sains integratif al-Farabi memiliki akar dan fondasi pada gagasan dan paradigma keesaan, Tauhid, yaitu prinsip dasar dalam keimanan Islam. Gagasan keesaan ini telah mengikat setiap bentuk dan struktur pemikiran sains al-Farabi, baik pada tataran ontologis, epistemologis, kosmologis, metodologis, maupun aksiologis. Rumusan penting dari prinsip ini adalah semakin menyatu dan terintegrasi suatu tatanan atau realitas, maka jaring-jaring kehidupan akan semakin harmoni. Sebaliknya, semakin disintegrasi suatu tatanan, maka jaring-jaring kehidupan akan mengalami kekacauan dan kehancuran. *** Buku ini sangat bermanfaat bagi setiap pecinta ilmu pengetahuan, akademisi, dan mahasiswa filsafat, terutama mahasiswa filsafat Islam, bukan hanya karena penulisnya berhasil menyampaikan dengan sistematik pemikiran al-Farabi terkait dengan gagasan integrasi ilmu, tetapi juga karena relevansi pemikiran-pemikiran al-Farabi untuk menjawab beberapa isu epistemologis yang sangat penting dan sangat kita butuhkan hari ini. —Prof. Dr. Mulyadhi Kartanegara, Dosen Filsafat Islam UIN Jakarta & Universiti Brunei Darussalam Dijuluki 'Guru Kedua' (setelah Aristoteles), al-Farabi merupakan figur krusial awal yang menyiapkan 'panggung' untuk banyak filsafat Islam selanjutnya, khususnya pada aliran Peripatetik. —Peter S. Groff dalam Islamic Philosophy A—Z Meskipun doktrin al-Farabi adalah sebuah refleksi Abad Pertengahan, ia tetap mengandung beberapa gagasan moderen, bahkan kontemporer. Al-Farabi menyukai sains, membela eksperimentasi, dan menyangkal ilmu nujum dan astrologi... Dia memuliakan akal pada tingkat yang sangat suci, sehingga dia didorong melakukan pendamaian akal dengan tradisi, sehingga filsafat dan agama pun bisa sejalan, selaras. —Ibrahim Madkour, PH.D. dalam A History of Muslim Philosophy
Media And Science Religion Conflict
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Author : Thomas Aechtner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-01-22
Media And Science Religion Conflict written by Thomas Aechtner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-22 with Religion categories.
This book examines why the religion-science skirmishes known as the Evolution Wars have persisted into the 21st century. It does so by considering the influences of mass media in relation to decision-making research and the Elaboration Likelihood Model, one of the most authoritative persuasion theories. The book’s analysis concentrates on the expression of cues, or cognitive mental shortcuts, in Darwin-sceptic and counter-creationist broadcasts. A multiyear collection of media generated by the most prominent Darwin-sceptic organizations is surveyed, along with rival publications from supporters of evolutionary theory described as the pro-evolutionists. The analysed materials include works produced by Young Earth Creationist and Intelligent Design media makers, New Atheist pacesetters, as well as both agnostic and religious supporters of evolution. These cues are shown to function as subtle but effective means of shaping public opinion, including appeals to expertise, claims that ideas are being censored, and the tactical use of statistics and technical jargon. Contending that persuasive mass media is a decisive component of science-religion controversies, this book will be of keen interest to scholars of Religion, Science and Religion interactions, as well as researchers of Media and Communication Studies more generally.