Religion has been in higher education for a while as institutions begin to change their curriculum. Students begin to learn more about the roles science and spirituality has as it relates to quantum science being taught on college campuses. Quantum science is based on the information on quantum effects in physics (Palmer & Zajonc, 2010). Quantum physicist Niel Bohr emphasizes, “the essential wholeness of a proper quantum phenomenon, and he declares that in quantum physics the interaction between object and the measuring instrument forms an inseparable part of the phenomenon (Palmer & Zajonc, 2010).” Additionally, since many religions have their own belief in how items are moved and developed over time, quantum science goes against some of
In today's society it is evident that the worlds of science and religion are in a constant battle to explain many of life’s mysteries. Whereas science fields have their theorems and hypotheses, religions have doctrines and dogmas that frequently conflict with a scientist’s view. The age old question of whether science and religion will ever merge positively has been answered by the new religion Scientology.
Upon reading the chapters written by both Kessler and Martin this week I believe that this will be an interesting course for the seven remaining weeks. Even though I identify myself as a follower of the Christian faith, I think it will be nice to have a fresh outlook on religion from the outsider's point of view. From my time as a first grader through my time as an eighth grader, I spent at least an hour or two each week learning about the Catholic faith in a religion class. Also, I would like to see how this course will possibly change my outlook or open my eyes to different aspects of religion. In addition, I expect to have discussions about several religions from the various regions of the world. I hope that these discussions will help me broaden my understanding and appreciation of other religion and cultural backgrounds
When dwelling into the explorations about science and religion, one can find it quite amusing. "If science and religion are to continue to coexist it seems opposed to the conditions of modern thought to admit that this result can be brought about by the so-called
In time, quantum discoveries led to a changing mindset about the world and this made it necessary for religious thinkers to cope with it. It could be part of the reason John Polkinghorne went into the priesthood. Some of these ideas affect religious beliefs, mostly the rigidity known to fix religious beliefs once learned. Polkinghorne never abandoned the search for truth, and he did not move away from the rational pursuit of it, but theology had to follow its own kind of discourse in the quantum world. He compared the concept of the duality of the wave/particle phenomenon to the idea of duality of Jesus Christ being truly human and truly divine. While the Newtonian world is “clear and orderly”, the quantum world is based on the uncertainty principle explained by Heisenberg, and it is “cloudy and fitful” and counterintuitive. A different kind of quantum logic has to apply in the quantum world. So, Polkinghorne says science and theology both require a rational strategy and what he calls ‘bottom-up theory,’ and move from reliance on experience to the attainment of what he calls “well-motivated belief and understanding.” Relying on a “top-down approach is not preferred as it is based on the hope that one has prior access to clear and certain general ideas from which one can then descend to the consideration of the particularities of experience.” He is very strong on the argument that belief must be well-motivated. It is after this discussion that he says he holds a “passionate belief in the unity of
With the University of the Incarnate Word being a religious school with a strong religious background it was really no surprise to me that I would have to take two religious classes. Taking Religious Quest right after taking a Philosophy class has been quite mind altering to say the least. Thinking about all the different aspects of the universe, and trying to figure out the truth is something that I don’t think we as humanity will ever know the answer to. This is where religion fits in for me. It’s not our job to figure it all out, if we live by faith and treat others as we expect to be treated I believe it will all work its way out in the end. Like I mentioned in my autobiography in week one, I was raised Methodist. It was actually me that got my parents into religion at all. We used to go to church for the big events like Easter and Christmas. I ended up finding out when I was about seven years old that my mother felt badly for never getting me baptized as a child. When I overheard her talking about it one day I said to her “so why don’t we just do it know?” She started to tear up a little but said “okay.” Once I was baptized our family as a whole went to church almost every Sunday from that point on. There was a huge transformation in both my mother and father. It was amazing and I’ve never regretted it for a moment. This experience is very important to me, and really helped set the stage for what religion means to me.
In the Dalai Lama’s The Universe in a Single Atom, he discusses the current relationship between Buddhism and science, especially regarding theoretical physics and consciousness. He makes it clear that he doesn’t intend to combine the practices, nor does he attempt to justify one’s validity in the presence of the other. He recognizes both science’s contributions and Buddhism’s ideologies, and encourages the synergy of their collaboration. He considers both ideologies to be true, with their own flaws when they contrast one another.
Religious programs have existed on college campuses for years. They provide a way to help students continue practicing their faith away from home. These programs are set up to help provide a sense of community and fellowship amongst those who have the similar views. At Stetson, one of those programs is Revive. Revive is a program set up to help keep the Christian faith strong. In doing so, they have prayer services, bible study, and Friday church every week. On their site they have a selection of churches to assist you in finding your home church away from home as well as provide ways for you to visit those churches. They host amazing events that bring Christians and non-believers together to hear the true gospel. Revive is a program that is not only for the Christian community, but it also includes those who are non-believers. As many might say, “religious programs should be separated from academics and campus life, or that programs such as these are judgmental and only promote ignorance.” I say that Revive proves otherwise.
School officials say that the precious time used for prayers and religious studies in faith schools can be used to focus on other useful and real-life courses at school. Having religion in schools also contradicts many science teachings. According to students, the Bible says that God created earth, while their science teachers tell them about an explosion billions of years ago, and the dust created earth and all living objects on earth. The students end up confused. Religion is mostly based on superstition, which helps people who don’t understand science to make sense of reality. To help end this conflict, schools can organize after religious school activities after school, and students who are interested can join these groups to know more about their
In the 1950s, a student at Princeton University named Hugh Everett III was studying quantum mechanics. He learned about the Copenhagen interpretation, which says that at the very, very smallest level—what we mean when we say quantum—matter exists not just as a particle and not just as a wave, but in all possible states at once (all of those states
This theory is what eventually went on to become the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics, which began to gain acceptance among many physicists after his death in 1982. Everett’s theory, first conceived in his thesis paper, attempted to address the measurement problem in quantum mechanics. That is, the lack of continuity between the behavior of objects on a microscopic scale when compared to those on a macroscopic one. Despite the fact that quantum theory allows for the superposition of particles in multiple states simultaneously, this superposition has never been observer directly, nor does it occur in macroscopic systems. Wave functions are used to represent these states, as predicted by the Schrodinger equation. This equation presents an objective measurement with absolute determinism. Despite the mathematically sound nature of the idea that the change over time of a wave function can be objectively determined, empirical data seems to directly contradict this. Whenever a quantum system is observed, the wave function that describes the superposition of possible states for that system collapses into a single possibility, interrupting the wave function’s evolution. The way that the wave function collapses does not appear to correlate with the information conferred by the wave function prior to its measurement, and the collapse directly contradicts the Schrodinger equation. This interpretation physically separates the quantum realm from the rest of reality, including the
Religion has been a powerful force in human history. Mankind has longed and searched for the answers to its purpose, the reason for being and the possibility of life after physical death. They reasoned that an afterlife would be a place of accounting and reckoning for the life they lived on earth. Religious belief systems seemed to give the answers as to how to prepare for the afterlife. Religion became the means of giving answers to those basic yet deep-seated questions of both life and death. Religion provided a format of rules and laws for conduct and treatment toward others based on the desires and wishes of a god or gods that people envisioned, imagined or invented. Religious belief systems have been a powerful force for good and bad...good in the sense that it provided a measure of individual behavior and order in society for the wellbeing of the whole, but bad in the sense that men of ambition who craved power and control over others would often use religion as a tool of manipulation and fear. A casual glance of history tells us that complete civilizations have been built, grown and maintained around elaborate religious systems, ancient Egypt being a prime example.
Quantum mechanics deals with two principles. The uncertainty principle explains that as an electrons position is more precise the less accurate speed can be calculated and the more precise speed is known the less precise the location. The second principle is the correspondence principle and this states that when the classical theory is
Science and theology have diverged lines amongst several of the world’s phenomenon with the two greatest differences being human and world development. Although there are differences in the beliefs of these two groups, they are ultimately attempting to solve the same puzzles that consume the minds of members of both disciplines. In the end one might say, both disciplines are working to solve two different puzzles that may be really different, but ultimately are aspects of the same puzzle. Both the method and the aims of science and religion seem to be different. Science is considered to be more linked to the material aspect of all things, where religion is concerned with the spiritual. These are just two of the differences to be discussed
Religious faith is the foundation and motivation of scientific rationality’s improvement. To some extent, religion promoted science. There is a religious saying: God saw the light, that is was good, and God divided the light from the darkness. This religious faith promoted people to divide light from darkness, and it directed them towards science. Meanwhile, science reacts upon religion, stimulates the religious development and achieves religious goals. Both of them are indispensable. Einstein said, “Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind”,
In this essay, I am going to discuss religious education under various topic headings including R.E and the R.E teacher, World Religions and morality and ethics. Through attending lectures and seminars, I have learned a lot about the Religious Education system in Ireland and further afield. Furthermore, in my reflective journal, I have reflected on a world of possibilities of what religion means to me. Throughout the year, my opinions on certain topics has changed, or has strengthen and I feel the reflective journal has helped me. In the essay, I am hoping to include reflections, readings and my experiences from the lectures and seminars to discover the various of topics.