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God and the Folly of Faith (Paperback)
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God and the Folly of Faith (Paperback)
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A thorough and hard-hitting critique that is a must read for anyone
interested in the interaction between religion and science.
It has become the prevalent view among sociologists, historians,
and some theistic scientists that religion and science have never
been in serious conflict. Some even claim that Christianity was
responsible for the development of science. In a sweeping
historical survey that begins with ancient Greek science and
proceeds through the Renaissance and Enlightenment to contemporary
advances in physics and cosmology, Stenger makes a convincing case
that not only is this conclusion false, but Christianity actually
held back the progress of science for one thousand years. It is
significant, he notes, that the scientific revolution of the
seventeenth century occurred only after the revolts against
established ecclesiastic authorities in the Renaissance and
Reformation opened up new avenues of thought.
The author goes on to detail how religion and science are
fundamentally incompatible in several areas: the origin of the
universe and its physical parameters, the origin of complexity,
holism versus reductionism, the nature of mind and consciousness,
and the source of morality. In the end, Stenger is most troubled by
the negative influence that organized religion often exerts on
politics and society. He points out antiscientific attitudes
embedded in popular religion that are being used to suppress
scientific results on issues of global importance, such as
overpopulation and environmental degradation. When religion fosters
disrespect for science, it threatens the generations of humanity
that will follow ours.
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