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Why All the Fighting? The Science-Religion War from an LDS Perspective [Presentation to LDS Singles, Oakland, California, 15 May 2011 by David H. Bailey] Introduction I am sure everyone will agree that a broad understanding of modern science is indispensable in today’s society, just to be competitive in today’s high-tech job market if nothing else. Continue reading Why all the fighting? Are human brains different than computers? It has been widely believed through history (and is still widely believed by many religious-minded people) that the human mind is fundamentally distinct from anything mechanical or otherwise non-living. However, as with many other beliefs of this sort, modern science has discovered many of the workings of the human Continue reading Can computers think? A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. A large fraction of the writings of creationists and intelligent design proponents can be summarized as a search for phenomena that appear to be outside the realm of what is known or possible in science. The hope is that such features of nature can then be cited as “proof” of God’s handiwork. See, for example, Continue reading Can (or should) God be found in the gaps of scientific knowledge? Introduction For the majority of Judeo-Christian readers of the Bible, modern science poses no fundamental challenge to religion in general or the Bible in particular. Such readers are able to view the Bible as the inspired word of God and yet retain sufficient flexibility to accommodate modern science. At the least, they are willing to Continue reading Is the Bible a scientific textbook? A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. Creationists and other critics of evolution have long derided the notion that humans “descended from monkeys.” Of course, this isn’t what scientists claim — scientists only assert that human and monkeys (and other modern-day primates) descended from some common ancestors through a chain of intermediate species. But even when conceding this point, creationists still insist Continue reading Siberian fossils were Neanderthals’ cousins, interbred with humans Introduction In his recent book The God Delusion, noted biologist Richard Dawkins attacks a wide range of religious beliefs as “delusions,” and further claims that religion is responsible for many historical conflicts and modern-day social ills [Dawkins2006]. Dawkins asks us to imagine “a world with no religion … no suicide bombers, no 9/11 no 7/7, Continue reading How do other scholars view Dawkins’ The God Delusion? A MORE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE HERE. Recently there have been several reports of political candidates and officials expressing views on creationism, and of creationism being mixed with other political issues: Gabi Avital, chief scientist of Israel’s Education Ministry, was fired in October 2010 after reiterating his position that evolution is “just a theory” and should be taught alongside creationism: “[T]he conditions Continue reading Creationism and politics don’t mix |
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