Since ancient times, religion and science are standing in the exact opposite of the two camps being. They are having a completely different understanding and interpretation for the origin of humans and all things. We cannot determine who is right or who is faults. In the book "The Magic Of Reality" by Richard Dawkins, the author hopes we are standing on his points of view and using the science to explain every thins real exist on this world. what is real exist? We often think if something we can feel by using our five senses, they are real existing. But if something we cannot feel by using our five senses, how do we know they are not real exists? We cannot see, hear ,or touch it. radio waves, but we know it is real exist by using special machine. Back to those dinosaurs, we have never seen them, but how do we know that they in the Earth before? We know them through fossil. Dawkins says," for reality doesn't just consist of the things we already know about, it also includes things that exist but that we don't know about yet and won't know about until some future time, perhaps when we have built better instruments to assist our five senses.(Dawkins,15)" Is have magic in this world? Like a supernatural ability to magic, like a magician, the scarf into a rabbit or frog into a prince, but that …show more content…
Is human appearing at the moment? Like Adam and Eve, the answer is no. Humans are one of the most complicated. If we think DNA as tens of thousands of toy parts, Then that tens of thousands of toy parts if there is a part's location is not right, there will be a completely different result. Actually , human beings are after a very long time evolved step by step, from sea to land. Our ancestors in order to better adapt to the environment, step by step forward, finally ,the human appeal in this world. Dawkins says," evolution is very slow and gradual. In fact, it is the gradualness of evolution that allows it to make complicated things like frogs and
Accordingly, a religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt of the significance and loftiness of those super personal objects and goals which neither require nor are capable of rational foundation. They exist with the same necessity and matter-of-factness as he himself. In this sense religion is the age-old endeavour of mankind to become clearly and completely conscious of these values and goals and constantly to strengthen and extend their effect. If one conceives of religion and science according to these definitions then a conflict between them appears impossible. For science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgments of all kinds remain necessary. Religion, on the other hand, deals only with evaluations of human thought and action: it cannot justifiably speak of facts and relationships between facts. According to this interpretation the well-known conflicts between religion and science in the past must all be ascribed to a misapprehension of the situation which has been described.
Have you ever thought you heard something, but there was nothing there? Have you ever thought you saw someone in the corner of your eye, and when you looked there was no person there? When we look down from a high building on people, do they appear small like ants? Aren't there thousands of occasions when we do misperceive? What is reality and perception? Mainstream science describes reality as "the state of things as they actually exist". So reality is simply: everything we observe. Perception is the process by which organisms interpret and organize sensation to produce a meaningful experience of the world (sapdesignguild.org np). I believe people should base some decisions
When comparing science and religion there has been a great rift. As long as humanity has believed in a creator there as always been thinkers trying to quantify and evaluate the truth behind religion, trying to disprove or prove a supernatural force.
For most people of the modern age, a clear distinction exists between the truth as professed by religious belief, and the truth as professed by scientific observation. While there are many people who are able to hold scientific as well as religious views, they tend to hold one or the other as being supreme. Therefore, a religious person may ascribe themselves to certain scientific theories, but they will always fall back on their religious teachings when they seek the ultimate truth, and vice versa for a person with a strong trust in the sciences. For most of the early history of humans, religion and science mingled freely with one another, and at times even lent evidence to support each other as being true. However, this all changed
The Pivotal Dichotomies of Science and Religion Science can help identify and elaborate upon the laws of nature, help humans ascertain an improved understanding of the universe, and enable people to acquire powerful thinking skills to generate innovative and beneficial ideas. However, in the recent centuries many scholars have addressed the numerous conflicts that have emerged between the fields of science and religion. Although certain similar factors can render science and religion compatible, many differences have caused a contentious divisiveness to permeate between the two fields. Many philosophers have contemplated and debated the relationship between science and religion.
The Dawkins chapter speaks about the debate between religion and science and how religious people refuse to even give science teachers and professors the time of day. Most of the time people will refuse to listen to what has been proven due to their religious beliefs. Evolution professors have even been threatened with the loss of their jobs. Even though, many professors have tried to explain that evolution is a fact and one of the greatest of God’s works, still their time is wasted. The pope and educated priests and professors of theology have been known to no longer have a problem with evolution because they understand that evolution is a fact and not intended to be an anti-religious study.
Car jackings, house fires, break-ins, weather and climate changes, and mass shootings. One viewing of the nightly news and it is no wonder that religion, faith, and belief in God has come into question. Right in Milwaukee(as in the world), a city with wide divides politically, racially, and economically, religion specifically Christianity has been called into question. How can a just God let people become victims of violence and natural disasters? The answer from Christianity is that faith (trust) in God and his revealed plan brought to end through Jesus Christ. A outspoken biologist, atheist, lecturer, and writer, Dr. Richard Dawkins believes that faith is nothing more than superstition and feeling, with little support to reinforce the belief
Though his writings have enjoyed public acclaim, Dawkins fails as an effective critic of Christianity for three basic reasons. First, the Christian faith he criticizes is a poorly drawn caricature of the real thing. Second, his critical arguments consistently fail to pass the rigor of logical analysis. Third, Dawkins refuses to take counter argument seriously, dismissing critics without responding to criticism that even his supporters recognize as legitimate. These qualities disqualify Dr. Dawkins as a serious opponent of Christianity.
In his paper “The Grand Grand Illusion Illusion,” Jonathan Cohen argues against research in favor of a grand illusion of visual perception. Cohen identifies several interpretations of the grand illusion hypothesis and notes the requirements that must be met in order for any of the proposed interpretations to be a valid explanation of the grand illusion. This paper will focus on Cohen’s argument against the grand illusion as an illusion of representational richness, and specifically on his argument for the condition of disconfirmation.
Based off of Aquinas work, Summa Contra Gentiles, one would assume that he did believe in magic, although he did not come outright and say it. Nevertheless, he informed his readers that magicians performed their magic not just through God and heavenly ways, but also through celestial ways. They may not have performed their magic with just God’s powers help, yet they would not have been able to perform with only celestial ways either, they came together hand in hand. However, he explained that magic that came from the “heavenly bodies” was natural magic. Therefore, anything that could not be considered natural could not have come from heaven or God. He also went into greater detail explaining that an inanimate object could not possibly move by itself through the powers of God or heavenly forces.
The line separating reality and the illusion of reality is a blur. The line separating the narrator’s self-aware expression and his story telling is a blur. The line separating Ambrose and the narrator is a blur. All of this may blur understanding. It is clear, however, that these blurs exist because of the “funhouse”. A funhouse, Lost in the funhouse, in which exist other funhouses. Various funhouses exist in the story and in the writing. For this reason, the title Lost in the funhouse is very significant.
Today, it seems like science and religion are in a constant, bloody war with one another, similarly to the on-going war between the Palestinians and the Jews, but what are science and religion? Science is the intellectual study of the structure and behavior of the world through observation and experiment. Religion is the belief in a superior being or many superior beings. Although science and religion seem like two diverse topics, the two methods of explanation are more alike than one would think, and both of these things together complement each other to give us our modern technology and how we as a society should use it. First, to explain how science and religion are similar, we have to look back in time. Throughout our history and deep in
Although science explains much about life and the universe, some people choose to believe religion.
Explain (the main ideas and views) and evaluate (by giving arguments) the view of Heraclitus regarding the nature of reality?
Science “aims to save the spirit, not by surrender but by the liberation of the human mind” (Wilson, 7). Both religion and science seek to explain the unknown. Instead of surrendering reasoning with the traditional religion, a scientific approach one takes full authority over it. Being an empiricist, Wilson takes favors the scientific approach to the question: “why are things the way they are?” This question can pose two meanings: How did this happen, and what is the purpose. Traditional religion answers this question with stories, many of which are impossible to prove or disprove, making them arguments of ignorance. These explanations entail the adherent surrender reasoning and put faith in the resolution. According to Wilson these are always wrong (Wilson, 49). Science is the most effective way to learn about the natural world. Religion is merely speculation.