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Why science & religion think differently

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dc.contributor.authorRolston, Holmes, 1932-, interviewee
dc.contributor.authorKuhn, Robert Lawrence, interviewer
dc.contributor.authorThe Kuhn Foundation; Getzels Gordon Productions, producer
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T06:30:54Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T06:30:54Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionRobert Lawrence Kuhn interviews four theologians at Helsingør, Denmark, and an atheist in London. Niels Henrik Gregersen, theologian, University of Copenhagen. Science is more analytical, religion is more synthetic, comprehensive. The two are not at war, but religion cuts a wider path through all of human experience. Holmes Rolston, III, philosopher, theologian, Colorado State University (Rolston interview starts at 6 minutes, 30 seconds). Science is good at empirical questions, but does not touch the deeper value questions. After four hundred years of science, the deeper value questions are as sharp and as painful as ever. Christopher Southgate, theologian, University of Exeter. Science focuses on limited questions, but most aspects of life go beyond to questions of personal experience and transcendent truth, the answers to which are far more difficult. Celia Deane-Drummond, theologian, Notre Dame University. The study of nature in science can point to God, but religion confronts ethical questions. The goal of the religious search is a transcendent God, who cannot be subject to the scientific analysis appropriate for the physical world. Anthony A. C. Grayling, philosopher, atheist, New College of the Humanities, London. Science has demands for rationality and is powerfully self-correcting. Religion has faith and suppresses doubt.
dc.descriptionConclusions: Science cannot judge values and meaning, but it does not follow that the diverse religions can. The truth or falsity of religion must stand or fall on its own merits. Each should be assessed in its own light. The ultimate question is whether any transcendent reality exists beyond the reach of science.
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dc.description.abstractRobert Lawrence Kuhn interviews four theologians at Helsingør, Denmark, and an atheist in London. Niels Henrik Gregersen, theologian, University of Copenhagen. Science is more analytical, religion is more synthetic, comprehensive. The two are not at war, but religion cuts a wider path through all of human experience. Holmes Rolston, III, philosopher, theologian, Colorado State University (Rolston interview starts at 6 minutes, 30 seconds). Science is good at empirical questions, but does not touch the deeper value questions. After four hundred years of science, the deeper value questions are as sharp and as painful as ever. Christopher Southgate, theologian, University of Exeter. Science focuses on limited questions, but most aspects of life go beyond to questions of personal experience and transcendent truth, the answers to which are far more difficult. Celia Deane-Drummond, theologian, Notre Dame University. The study of nature in science can point to God, but religion confronts ethical questions. The goal of the religious search is a transcendent God, who cannot be subject to the scientific analysis appropriate for the physical world. Anthony A. C. Grayling, philosopher, atheist, New College of the Humanities, London. Science has demands for rationality and is powerfully self-correcting. Religion has faith and suppresses doubt. Conclusions: Science cannot judge values and meaning, but it does not follow that the diverse religions can. The truth or falsity of religion must stand or fall on its own merits. Each should be assessed in its own light. The ultimate question is whether any transcendent reality exists beyond the reach of science.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationKuhn, Robert Lawrence, Why Science & Religion Think Differently, Closer to Truth: Cosmos. Consciousness. God., episode 1007.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/67470
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectRolston, Holmes, 1932-
dc.titleWhy science & religion think differently
dc.title.alternativeCloser to truth: why science & religion think differently
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