Science Interrogating Belief
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Science Interrogating Belief
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Author : Okpako, David T.
language : en
Publisher: Book Builders
Release Date : 2015-08-06
Science Interrogating Belief written by Okpako, David T. and has been published by Book Builders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-06 with Medical categories.
Traditional African medicine (TAM) is an ancient healing art. In this wide-ranging study the author presents an interpretation of the beliefs that constitute the theoretical framework for TAM practices, and concludes that the beliefs share many characteristics with modern medical theory, but there are significant differences from the latter which reflect the African experience. Fever, malaria and plant remedies, have one common denominator i.e., the biological phenomenon known as inflammation. This is the backbone of the hypothesis put forward in the second half of the book: In traditional African societies malaria was successfully cured with plant remedies which suppressed malaria-induced inflammation; because the people had significant immunity against the disease, the causative plasmodium parasite was eliminated by the host's body. How indigenous plant remedies can now be used to minimize malaria drug resistance is outlined, and an Africa-centered approach to malaria control-which takes into account the African's intrinsic protective immunity and his extensive knowledge of anti-fever plant remedies, is advocated. Science Interrogating Belief is essentially an outline of the basic principles of TAM. It points to ways in which the modern and ancient traditions of medicine can come together for the benefit of mankind
Science Belief And Society
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Author : Jones, Stephen
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2019-05-22
Science Belief And Society written by Jones, Stephen and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-22 with Social Science categories.
The relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, one that has relevance to everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce. This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific theories and practices. Contributors explore how, for some secularists, ‘science’ forms an important part of social identity. Others examine how many contemporary religious movements justify their beliefs by making a claim upon science. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the United States, the book shows how debates about science and belief are firmly embedded in political conflict, class, community and culture.
Superstition
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Author : Robert L. Park
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2008-09-22
Superstition written by Robert L. Park and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-22 with Religion categories.
Why the battle between superstition and science is far from over From uttering a prayer before boarding a plane, to exploring past lives through hypnosis, has superstition become pervasive in contemporary culture? Robert Park, the best-selling author of Voodoo Science, argues that it has. In Superstition, Park asks why people persist in superstitious convictions long after science has shown them to be ill-founded. He takes on supernatural beliefs from religion and the afterlife to New Age spiritualism and faith-based medical claims. He examines recent controversies and concludes that science is the only way we have of understanding the world. Park sides with the forces of reason in a world of continuing and, he fears, increasing superstition. Chapter by chapter, he explains how people too easily mistake pseudoscience for science. He discusses parapsychology, homeopathy, and acupuncture; he questions the existence of souls, the foundations of intelligent design, and the power of prayer; he asks for evidence of reincarnation and astral projections; and he challenges the idea of heaven. Throughout, he demonstrates how people's blind faith, and their confidence in suspect phenomena and remedies, are manipulated for political ends. Park shows that science prevails when people stop fooling themselves. Compelling and precise, Superstition takes no hostages in its quest to provoke. In shedding light on some very sensitive--and Park would say scientifically dubious--issues, the book is sure to spark discussion and controversy.
Does Science Undermine Faith
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Author : Roger Trigg
language : en
Publisher: SPCK
Release Date : 2018-04-19
Does Science Undermine Faith written by Roger Trigg and has been published by SPCK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-19 with Religion categories.
Many people assume that science 'disproves' the idea of God, and that we no longer need faith in order to understand the world or why we are in it. Roger Trigg examines these assumptions and considers whether recent developments in science may in fact support religious faith. He goes on to consider the increasing scientific evidence for the inherent orderliness and comprehensibility of the universe, which leads him to ask an even more radical question: Might there be aspects of religious belief that can help to support our science? Contents 1. Does science disprove God? 2. Are science and religion just different? 3. Could science support Christianity? 4. Does science need Christianity?
Belief In God In An Age Of Science
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Author : John Polkinghorne
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1998-03-30
Belief In God In An Age Of Science written by John Polkinghorne and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-30 with Religion categories.
John Polkinghorne is a major figure in today’s debates over the compatibility of science and religion. Internationally known as both a theoretical physicist and a theologian—the only ordained member of the Royal Society—Polkinghorne brings unique qualifications to his inquiry into the possibilities of believing in God in an age of science. In this thought-provoking book, the author focuses on the collegiality between science and theology, contending that these "intellectual cousins" are both concerned with interpreted experience and with the quest for truth about reality. He argues eloquently that scientific and theological inquiries are parallel. The book begins with a discussion of what belief in God can mean in our times. Polkinghorne explores a new natural theology and emphasizes the importance of moral and aesthetic experience and the human intuition of value and hope. In other chapters, he compares science’s struggle to understand the nature of light with Christian theology’s struggle to understand the nature of Christ. He addresses the question, Does God act in the physical world? And he extends his ideas about the role of chaos theory, surveys the prospects for future dialogue between scientific and theological thinkers, and defends a critical realist understanding of the activities of both disciplines. Polkinghorne concludes with a consideration of the nature of mathematical truths and the links between the complementary realities of physical and mental experience.
Science And Christian Belief
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Author : Charles Alfred Coulson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955
Science And Christian Belief written by Charles Alfred Coulson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with Religion and science categories.
Science And Religion
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Author : John F. Haught
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 1995
Science And Religion written by John F. Haught and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Religion categories.
"Has science made religion intellectually implausible? Does it rule out the existence of a personal God? In an age of science can we really believe that the universe has a "purpose"? And, finally, doesn't religion hold much of the blame for the present ecological crisis?" "These questions form the nucleus of today's debate between science and religion. This book is a guide for that debate, identifying the questions, isolating the issues and pointing to ways the questions can be resolved." "There are four possible ways, says John F. Haught, that we can view the relationship between religion and science. First, they can stand in complete opposition - the conflict position. Or, we can believe they are so different that conflict is impossible - the contrast position. A third approach holds that while science and religion are distinct, each has important implications for the other. A fourth way views them as different but mutually supportive."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Can Science Explain Everything
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Author : John C. Lennox
language : en
Publisher: Questioning Faith
Release Date : 2019
Can Science Explain Everything written by John C. Lennox and has been published by Questioning Faith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Religion and science categories.
Evangelistic book looking at whether science and religion are opposed.
Science As A Questioning Process
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Author : N Sanitt
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Science As A Questioning Process written by N Sanitt and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Science categories.
Science as a Questioning Process is a general, philosophy of science book aimed at a wide audience interested in science, philosophy, and social science. The book views science as a questioning process. From this novel perspective, the author then evaluates theories in terms of a trade-off between empirical questions resolved and theoretical questions left unresolved. He discusses questions of perennial intellectual and public concern about what science tells us and how reliable it is.
How We Believe 2nd Edition
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Author : Michael Shermer
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2003-10
How We Believe 2nd Edition written by Michael Shermer and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10 with Psychology categories.
Recent polls show that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? In How We Believe , Michael Shermer presents the results of an exhaustive empirical study in which he asked 10,000 Americans how and why they believe and about details of their faith. The result offers fresh and startling insights into age-old questions.