Faith against the facts. Why science and religion are incompatible
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In his provocative book, evolutionary biologist Jerry Koyn shows why the ways of knowing religion, in the arsenal of which faith, dogma and revelation, lead to incorrect, unverified or conflicting conclusions. When the facts are replaced by faith, making the most important decisions about the fate of our world, this harms both individuals and the whole planet.
Over the past five centuries, science and religion have come from violent clashes to conditionally peaceful coexistence. Today, “conciliation” gains increasing popularity - the conviction that there is no conflict between science and religion. But is it worth it to agree with this state of affairs?
Why is the book worthy of reading
- What do we mean by "religion"? What is a "scientific knowledge"? Can religion claim scientificness? And why is an attempt to reconcile facts and faith doomed to failure? The author of Jerry Koyn answers these questions in detail.
- In the book you will not find reasoning on the topic of how to replace religion, there are no calls to create a new society controlled by science, and there is no discussion of the historical and psychological sources of faith. The author sets the task already, namely, to prove that to know the Universe, it is necessary to use exclusively tools of science, based on evidence and mind, not faith.
- The author considers the confrontation of science and religion as a struggle of rationality with superstition, when not only beliefs, but also human lives at stake
For whom this book
For readers interested in the issue of compatibility of religion and science
Over the past five centuries, science and religion have come from violent clashes to conditionally peaceful coexistence. Today, “conciliation” gains increasing popularity - the conviction that there is no conflict between science and religion. But is it worth it to agree with this state of affairs?
Why is the book worthy of reading
- What do we mean by "religion"? What is a "scientific knowledge"? Can religion claim scientificness? And why is an attempt to reconcile facts and faith doomed to failure? The author of Jerry Koyn answers these questions in detail.
- In the book you will not find reasoning on the topic of how to replace religion, there are no calls to create a new society controlled by science, and there is no discussion of the historical and psychological sources of faith. The author sets the task already, namely, to prove that to know the Universe, it is necessary to use exclusively tools of science, based on evidence and mind, not faith.
- The author considers the confrontation of science and religion as a struggle of rationality with superstition, when not only beliefs, but also human lives at stake
For whom this book
For readers interested in the issue of compatibility of religion and science
Author:
Author:Jerry Koyn
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-9614-6403-0
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