Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, Volumen2Macmillan Reference, 2003 - 1050 páginas Publisher description: How do the latest medical developments affect our beliefs in faith's healing power? Can artificial intelligence compare with human consciousness? Are genetic engineers interfering with Nature's work? This reference work deals with these questions and others, examining the issues and the history associated with the complex relationship between science and religion. Articles by scientists of many fields, philosophers and thinkers from all the major world religions present a variety of perspectives on the major scientific discoveries of our time and their effects on our religious belief system. |
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... observations but with hypotheses . According to this hypothetico - de- ductive method one deduces certain observational predictions from the hypothesis and then rigor- ously tests them through further observation and experimentation ...
... observations but with hypotheses . According to this hypothetico - de- ductive method one deduces certain observational predictions from the hypothesis and then rigor- ously tests them through further observation and experimentation ...
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... observation by a conscious being has a real effect on the physical state of the world , caus- ing it to change from a superposition to a state representing the world as perceived by the con- scious observer . This approach faces the ...
... observation by a conscious being has a real effect on the physical state of the world , caus- ing it to change from a superposition to a state representing the world as perceived by the con- scious observer . This approach faces the ...
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... observational tests with flying colors . Predictions of the theory The General Theory of Relativity also predicts rad ... observation ) . A new gen- eration of gravitational wave observatories are being constructed , and it is hoped they ...
... observational tests with flying colors . Predictions of the theory The General Theory of Relativity also predicts rad ... observation ) . A new gen- eration of gravitational wave observatories are being constructed , and it is hoped they ...
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