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Issues: Science & Religion |
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Actual science does not contradict religion: Majlis speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel here Monday said that actual science does not contradict religion and termed it as "a basic belief". Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the four-day First International Congress on Dialogue Between Science and Religion... Science versus faith, by Sumayya Ismail and Susan Mwangi: Science and faith view the world through different lenses. The two worlds often collide, especially around issues of modern medicine and traditional healing. But they have found a link in South Africa and recently the HIV/Aids pandemic has brought them closer than ever before. Liberal theologian makes peace with science: PARIS - Hans Küng is not a man afraid of challenging authority. The liberal Swiss priest has confronted the Vatican so often that he was barred from teaching Catholic theology in 1979 and was long a "persona non grata" in Rome. He also has clear ideas about where theologians should not tread. The row about evolution and intelligent design, a major issue in the United States, is a case where he says believers should not claim to know more science than the scientists. Great minds needn't think alike to be right - Advocates of science, religion can co-exist, by Cynthia Bass: On this day in 1809, two of the most famous men of the 19th century were born under very different circumstances -- one in a Kentucky log cabin, the other in an English country house complete with stable and servants' quarters. The first is, of course, Abraham Lincoln. And the second? None other than Charles Darwin. Faith, science coexist for biochemist, by Rich Barlow: In an era when some accuse the Bush administration of limiting federal money for stem cell research on inappropriate religious grounds, some might shudder at a scientist admitting to religious beliefs. But when South Korean researcher Hwang Woo Suk admits to fabricating what was billed as groundbreaking research on cloning human cells, we're reminded that science always needs some ethical referee, religious or otherwise. Let's accept the fault line between faith and science, by Edward O. Wilson: If the perennial culture war between science and fundamentalist Christianity about evolution seems insoluble, the reason is that it is insoluble. The fault line, which affects conservative belief not just in Christianity but in almost all other religions around the world, can be found along the outer edge of biology. On one side is the acceptance of evolution of all life independently of God, a view held by a small minority of Americans. Pope warns against excluding God from science, by Daniela Petroff: Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday cautioned against excluding God from the pursuit of knowledge, saying that without God discoveries can become problematic and dangerous. Science, Religion Shouldn't Mix: In fact, no one knows if evolution is in irreconcilable conflict with the Biblical account of Earth's creation. On the surface, conflict seems apparent. But because religion teaches that the ways of God are unknowable, it's quite possible that science eventually could fill in the gaps. Again, nobody knows. That's why the debate should be far removed from politics. Science, emotion have to align to get peace, Dalai Lama: Hyderabad - Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama today said human beings should control their emotions and align the development of science and technology with emotions to get peace. Where science, religion meet - Scientists have diverse attitudes about the origin of the universe. Christian de Duve lists the chief ones, by Christian de Duve: Science is based on the postulate that the universe obeys natural laws and is intelligible within the framework of those laws. I intentionally call it a postulate, that is, a working hypothesis to be accepted until proven wrong, in order to avoid founding the scientific approach on a belief or a priori affirmation. This precaution, which may strike the more sanguine proponents of science as unnecessary, is actually profoundly pertinent to distinguish science from religion. Science empty if faith is absent, pope warns, by Daniel Williams: Pope Benedict XVI, standing on the spot where he first appeared as the newly elected pontiff last spring, warned in his first Christmas Day message against technological advances made in the absence of religious belief. John Polkinghorne on Science and Providence - A scientist-turned-theologian seeks to understand how God operates in the world, by Britt Peterson: To those even vaguely familiar with the field of science-and-religion, John Polkinghorne hardly needs an introduction. In the 1970s he left an impressive career as professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge University to become an Anglican priest. Students bridge science, faith at Christian colleges - But intersection of Bible, biology lab not free of collisions, by Lisa Anderson: As the battle over the teaching of biological evolution buffets public high schools, a more delicate challenge faces many of the nation's Christian colleges and universities: helping students bridge the growing gap between modern science and fundamentalist faith. Duane Larson of Wartburg Theological Seminary brings Lutherans into the science-and-religion dialogue, by Dana Goblaskas: Duane Larson knew he wanted to be involved in the science-and-theology dialogue since he was a young teenager. "I was fascinated with questions about religion and science from really early adolescence on," he said. After getting his hands on some scientific journals on the topic of nuclear research, he knew he was hooked, and he never lost his love for the subject. When science meets God: The world today is dominated by science, but faith has not withered away. Robert Winston, respected scientist and committed Jew, examines the relationship between science and religion. Religion, science, both can evolve, by Montie Rainey: Since early in childhood, I've taken for granted the fact that our most immediate ancestors were ape-like creatures. Chances are, most of us are familiar with the artist's sketch depicting evolution's stages. It probably hung on science classroom walls all across America: an ape walking on all fours, followed by several figures, each progressively less ape-like in appearance, followed finally by us - upright walking, modern humans. Science, religion can be reconciled: The question of evolution vs. creationism has again been moved to the forefront by actions of religious fundamentalists. Perhaps we can learn and profit from history without repeating its mistakes. America is caught in a conflict between science and God, by Martin Kettle: It isn't very often that a mere visit to an exhibition counts as a political act, but that's certainly how it feels these days as you mount the steps of the American Museum of Natural History, overlooking Central Park. Admittedly, there wasn't a protester in sight when I visited this week, and staff have not yet faced picket lines or hate mail. This is, after all, New York City not Salt Lake City. Mixing faith, science makes both mockery, by Steve Gushee: Americans traditionally thank God for guiding the Mayflower to Plymouth Rock and for the other events that led to that first Thanksgiving banquet. No one, however, can prove that God had anything to do with it. The founding of America is not in the Bible. Jesus never mentioned it despite the claims of the Mormon Church. English bishops at the time no doubt considered it the work of Satan. Dalai Lama Links Science, Buddhism: Science and Buddhism share a quest of open investigation into the nature of reality, and science can be a pathway to discovering well-being and happiness, the Dalai Lama told the Society for Neuroscience on Saturday. "I believe we want happiness," he said, adding that the way to transform society is through education and by boosting among individuals, families and communities "some of the useful emotions such as compassion or forgiveness." And on the growing controversy surrounding the teaching of intelligent design in addition to evolution in U.S. classrooms, the Dalai Lama said the greater the dialogue, the better. Our faith in science, by Tenzin Gyatso: If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change. In my view, science and Buddhism share a search for the truth and for understanding reality. By learning from science about aspects of reality where its understanding may be more advanced, I believe that Buddhism enriches its own worldview. Science and religion share fascination in things unseen, by Lawrence Krauss: Most of the current controversies associated with science revolve around the vastly different reactions people both within the scientific community and outside it have, not to the strange features of the universe that we can observe for ourselves, but rather to those features we cannot observe. In my own field of physics, theorists hotly debate the possible existence of an underlying mathematical beauty associated with a host of new dimensions that may or may not exist in nature. Vatican to host debate on infinity - Congress will seek harmony between science and religion: Vatican City - The Vatican is to host an international conference next week aimed at finding common ground between two worlds often seen as mutually exclusive: science and religious faith . Some of the world's most authoritative scientists, philosophers and theologians will gather at the Pontifical Lateran University for three days of debate focused on the idea of infinity. Vatican wants to end battle with science - Cardinal says unreasonable religion can fall prey to fundamentalism: VATICAN CITY - A Vatican cardinal said Thursday that the faithful should listen to what secular modern science has to offer, warning that religion risks turning into "fundamentalism" if it ignores scientific reason. Cardinal Paul Poupard, who heads the Pontifical Council for Culture, made the comments at a news conference on a Vatican project to help end the "mutual prejudice" between religion and science that has long bedeviled the Roman Catholic Church and is part of the evolution debate in the United States. Faith-Based Space, by Katharine Dunn: Some of the world's leading cosmologists believe they will solve the biggest mysteries of the universe with the laws of physics and the lens of the telescope. Others cast their eyes to the heavens and cite God as an explanation for what we cannot prove or understand. All of them agree: The truths of life will reveal themselves -- if only we're observant. Science & Spirit, Albert Einstein, and the Science-Religion Debate: Albert Einstein, the world's most famous physicist, not only believed in an orderly universe, but also kept faith in a great vision of unity. Science & Spirit's November-December issue investigates how today's leading cosmologists are following his lead, and the legacy he left behind, by reconciling their own faith, skepticism, or atheism with their scientific discoveries. Scientists Bridle at Lecture Plan for Dalai Lama: The Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet who is revered as a spiritual teacher, is at the center of a scientific controversy. He has been an enthusiastic collaborator in research on whether the intense meditation practiced by Buddhist monks can train the brain to generate compassion and positive thoughts. Next month in Washington, the Dalai Lama is scheduled to speak about the research at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Scientist defends Big Bang and God, by Micah Ownbey: Dr. Henry "Fritz" Schaefer, the Graham Perdue professor of Chemistry and the director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at the University of Georgia, gave a presentation Tuesday night about the convergence of science and Christianity. Schaefer is a five-time Nobel Prize nominee, according to The U.S. News and World Report. He is the sixth most-cited scientist in the world, and he is the author of more than 1,000 scientific publications. UA professor clashes with skeptics, by Evan Pellegrino: A UA professor found himself in the hot seat over the weekend during a discussion about science and religion, a topic that spurred debate between audience members and eventually cut the talk short, officials said. Richard Poss, associate professor of astronomy, lectured to 50 members of a local grass-roots group of rationalists, skeptics and humanists at the main branch of the Tucson-Pima Public Library on Sunday. Poss, who admitted that discussing science and religion always lends itself to a debate, first addressed areas of science. The audience, which comprised members of the Southern Arizona Center for Inquiry, was calm as Poss outlined promising areas of space exploration. Enlightenment, but how?, by Dr Dildar Ahmed: Enlightenment nowadays is the popular talk in Pakistan particularly in the Government circles. However, nobody, it seems, knows how to bring the lofty ideas into practice. The answer, to my mind, lies in, inter alia, an interrelationship of science and religion. Science and Religion both have played momentous role in the progress of human civilisation. Science is concerned with the physical and material aspect of the universe, trying to unravel its mysteries and harnessing the forces of nature for the progress and prosperity of the human beings. Religion is related to the spiritual and metaphysical aspect of the universe, providing human beings with ethical, moral and social systems for their well-being and happiness. While science deals with what and how of nature and its phenomena, religion is concerned with why, and wants to make the human beings cognizant of the absolute reality behind all what we observe and experience. Seeking common ground in science and religion, by Gary Soulsman: Wilmington native Billy Grassie has a recipe for a better world. "Science needs more soul, and religion needs more brains," says Grassie, founder of a Philadelphia institute, Metanexus, devoted to closing the breach between science and religion. In his view, "value-free science is bad, and reason-free religion is bad." Carl Sagan Takes Questions - More From His 'Wonder and Skepticism' CSICOP 1994 Keynote: Skeptical Inquirer magazine has posted a never-before-published 1994 interview and public forum with the late scientist and author Carl Sagan. While Sagan spoke on issues such as extraterrestrial life, his most interesting comments relate to the relationship between science and religion. 'The Universe in a Single Atom' - Reason and Faith, by George Johnson: It's been a brutal season in the culture wars with both the White House and a prominent Catholic cardinal speaking out in favor of creationist superstition, while public schools and even natural history museums shy away from teaching evolutionary science. When I picked up the Dalai Lama's new book, "The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality," I feared that His Holiness, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, was adding to the confusion between reason and faith. Clash in Cambridge - Science and religion seem as antagonistic as ever, by John Horgan: In the very first lecture of the Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship in June, a University of Cambridge biologist assured the 10 journalists in his audience that science and religion have gotten along much better, historically, than is commonly believed. After all, scientific pioneers such as Kepler, Newton, Boyle and even Galileo were all devout Christians; Galileo's run-in with the Church was really a spat between two different versions of Catholicism. The notion that science and religion have always butted heads is "fallacious," declared Denis Alexander, who is, not coincidentally, a Christian. Other lecturers, who included four agnostics, a Jew, a deist and 11 Christians, also saw no unbridgeable chasm between science and their faith. Scientists Speak Up on Mix of God and Science, By CORNELIA DEAN: At a recent scientific conference at City College of New York, a student in the audience rose to ask the panelists an unexpected question: "Can you be a good scientist and believe in God?" Reaction from one of the panelists, all Nobel laureates, was quick and sharp. "No!" declared Herbert A. Hauptman, who shared the chemistry prize in 1985 for his work on the structure of crystals. Belief in the supernatural, especially belief in God, is not only incompatible with good science, Dr. Hauptman declared, "this kind of belief is damaging to the well-being of the human race." His Holiness the Dalai Lama Leads Symposium in Houston, Texas: On September 21, 2005, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, will be the keynote presenter at a symposium held in Houston, TX. The event will serve to educate and offer a model of the connection between spiritualism and science. The symposium, "Spiritualism and Science In The Modern World" brings together great minds from the worlds of science and spirituality to discuss their connection. Natural scientists are less likely to believe in God than are social scientists: Scientists in the social sciences are more likely to believe in God and attend religious services than are scientists in the natural sciences, according to a survey of 1,646 faculty members at elite research universities by a Rice University sociologist. Belief adversely effecting U.S. stature in scientific world, by Peter Schrag: None of this would matter nearly as much if the United States were still leading the world in the training of scientists. But by almost any measure it's losing ground to China, India and its other competitors in the global high-tech world. Teachers around the country say the president's statement will only encourage creationists and other fundamentalist activists who already have them afraid to discuss evolution. Don't read Bible as science, by Sandy Sasso: The first two chapters of the book of Genesis have always captivated me. The poetry, the economy of words, the literary flow of the unfolding of creation characterize, as generations of readers have attested, a beautiful and compelling narrative. It is regretful that politicians, members of school boards and religious conservatives are trying to take a theological account about the goodness of life, the dignity of every human being, the sacredness of rest and turn it into a scientific description of the origins of the universe. Plan for Dalai Lama lecture angers neuroscientists, by David Adam: The Dalai Lama is at the centre of an unholy row among scientists over his plans to deliver a lecture at a prominent neuroscience conference. His talk stems from a growing interest in how Buddhist meditation may affect the brain, but researchers who dismiss such studies as little more than mumbo-jumbo say they will boycott the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in November if it goes ahead. |
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