For many centuries, there has been a major dispute based on the beliefs of humans. Discrepancies between religious belief and empirical knowledge have been a rough topic since the beginning of documented history. This is where Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction comes in. Science and Religion discusses the history of significant science and religion disputes, ranging from Galileo Galilei in 1633 to the ethical consequences of homosexuality today.
In Chapter 1, Dixon begins by questioning what Science and Religion debates are really about. The Chapter begins with an example of philosopher Galileo Galilei, who was punished for challenging the beliefs of a religious body. Dixon then goes on to compare and contrast science and religion. He notes that while people often think of Science and Religion as being contradictory, both entities can both be quite complementary. He says that science and religion debates are really “about the intellectual compatibility or incompatibility of some particular religious belief with some particular aspect of scientific knowledge.” He then argues that many successful scientists have a strong religious belief system.
Dixon states that science and religion are actually more similar than most people assume. Both are built upon previous knowledge. Religious were handed down and expanded upon, and we expand upon our scientific knowledge every day. Also, both systems attempt to explain the unknown. Faith came first, as very little hard facts were known. As our society has progressed, we have found concrete evidence, we have been able to back away from religion and depend more on scientific reasoning.
Chapter 2 begins by discussing how people obtain knowledge. Supposedly, we use four key sourc...
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...teresting to think that in the past, people were persecuted for defying religious belief with science, and now it is more common for people to be persecuted for defying empirical knowledge with theological belief. Dixon laid all the facts on the table, which allows readers to find where their opinion lies. Before, I leaned more toward the science side of this issue, but now I have seen the reasoning on the religious side and lean more that way. The science and religion debates are as prevalent today as the ever have been and it seems like it is something that many people feel very strongly about. Science and Religion does a great job of providing a brief overview of the topic. If more people read this book, there would be an added level of understanding and respect in these conflicts. People would be exposed to both sides of the argument, and see accurate evidence.
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