Science and Nonbelief (Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion)
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“In the context not only of the intellectual debates between scientific and supernatural or transcendent realities, but also the political relationship between the social institutions of science and religion, Edis explores what he calls science-minded nonbelief, which takes the naturalism of current science as the leading reason to reject the existence of spiritual realities. He touches on social and well as natural science, discusses philosophical disputes and scientific ideas, and incorporates the complex historical interactions between science and nonbelief.”–
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Can science and religious belief co-exist? Many people-- including many practicing scientists--insist that one can simultaneously follow the principles of the scientific method and believe in a particular spiritual tradition. But throughout history there have been people for whom science challenged the validity of religious belief. Whether called atheists, agnostics, skeptics, or "infidels," these individuals used the naturalism of modern science to deny the existence of any supernatural power. Science and Nonbelief chronicles, in a balanced and accessible way, the long history of the battle between adherents of religious doctrines and the nonbelievers who adhere to the naturalism of modern science.
Science and Nonbelief (Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion)
Science and Nonbelief (Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion),Taner Edis,Greenwood Press,0313330786,History,Philosophy,Philosophy & Social Aspects,Reference,Religion and science,Science,Science and spiritualism,Science/Mathematics,Science / General
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