Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Lecture 2
The concept of conflict between science and religion actually began in the 19th century; before which, theologins were "natural philosophers", what we now call scientists. Can you think of any examples of conflict between science and religion before then? How has this concept of conflict affected you or your world? How would you go about 'correcting' misconceptions handed down throughout history?
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Watching Science and Religion, I am continually reminded of the book that I am reading, Why People Believe Weird Things, by Michael Shermer. The book is about "weird things" people believe. It uses skepticism as its primary viewpoint.
ReplyDeleteThe Science and Religion course talks about some similar things, but from a different perspective.
In response to the questions, I think that the idea of Science and Religion in conflict is one of the most fundamental ideas of our time. That there are two camps, and you must choose one, is forced upon us at a young age; to choose is mandatory.
Practitioners of both science and religion think that theirs is the superior of the two mutually exclusive viewpoints. This creates apparently not needed tension, and sensationalism