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245	0	0	_aScience and religion : _bare they compatible? / _cedited by Paul Kurtz ; with the assistance of Barry Karr and Ranjit Sandhu.
260			_aAmherst, N.Y. : _bPrometheus Books, _c2003.
300			_a368 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aIntroductory. An overview of the issues / Paul Kurtz Are science and religion conflicting or complementary? : some thoughts about boundaries / Kendrick Frazier I. Cosmology and God. A designer universe? / Steven Weinberg Anthropic design : does the cosmos show evidence of purpose? / Victor J. Stenger From the anthropic principle to the supernatural / David A. Shotwell "God's goof," and the universe that knew we were coming / Owen Gingerich Big-bang cosmology and atheism : why the big bang is no help to theists / Quentin Smith Holy wars : an astrophysicist ponders the God question / Neil deGrasse Tyson II. Intelligent design : creationism versus science. Creationism versus evolution / Kendrick Frazier Skepticism's prospects for unseating intelligent design / William A. Dembski Design yes, intelligent no : a critique of intelligent-design theory and neocreationism / Massimo Pigliucci The 'science and religion movement' : an opportunity for improved public understanding of science? / Eugenie C. Scott A world designed by God : science and creationism in contemporary Islam / Taner Edis. III. Religion and science in conflict. Science and religion in historical perspective / Vern L. Bullough The Galileo affair / Timothy Moy Uniting the world or dividing it : which outlook is truly universal, which parochial in the extreme? / Sir Hermann Bondi Why getting it right matters : how science prevails / Daniel C. Dennett The dangerous quest for cooperation between science and religion / Jacob Pandian Science versus religion : a conversation with my students / Barry A. Palevitz Credo / Arthur C. Clarke IV. Science and ethics : two magisteria. Nonoverlapping magisteria / Stephen Jay Gould You can't have it both ways : irreconcilable differences? / Richard Dawkins Where the two worlds tangle : there is a conflict in metaphysics but not in ethics / Richard Feynman V. The scientific investigation of paranatural claims. Examining claims of the "paranatural" : life after death / Paul Kurtz After-death communication studies / Richard Wiseman and Cirán O'Keefe Near-death experiences / Antony Flew Does the soul exist : from the mythological soul to the conscious brain / Jerome W. Elbert Efficacy of prayer / Irwin Tessman and Jack Tessman Science versus shroud science / Joe Nickell. VI. Scientific explanations of religion. Why do people believe or disbelieve? / Paul Kurtz Supernatural power and cultural evolution / Anthony Layng The biological roots of religion / Morton Hunt Whence religious belief? / Steven Pinker Searching for God in the machine / David C. Noelle VII. Accommodating science and religion. Science and the unknowable / Martin Gardner A way of life for agnostics / James Lovelock Celebrating creation / Chet Raymo Science and religion in an impersonal universe / Matt Young Afterthoughts / Paul Kurtz
520			_aDespite marked public interest, many leading scientists remain sceptical that there is common ground between scientific knowledge and religious belief. This book discusses topics such as the Big Bang and the origin of the universe, the nature of the 'soul', and near-death experiences.
650		0	_aReligion and science.
700	1		_aKurtz, Paul, _d1925-2012.
700	1		_aKarr, Barry.
700	1		_aSandhu, Ranjit.
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