4 Science And Religion Flashcards
How does Kuran think science has been hindered by religion?
“Politicised Islam and sharia law have acted as a drag on different kinds of Middle Eastern development”
Why does Salam think science and religion shouldn’t be linked?
“Science requires autonomy, freedom to enquire and assured resources, not the stifling embrace of religion”
How has technology helped religion?
Printing press recording and spreading scripture, architecture building religious buildings like churches, internet allows anyone to access scripture and religion.
What does Einstein say about science and religion?
They cannot conflict “science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”
What does Szasz think about making needing a balance between science and religion?
“When religion was strong and science week, men mistook magic for medicine, now science is strong and religion weak men mistake medicine for magic”
What does Pope John Paul II say about science and religion?
“Science can purify religion from error and superstition, religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world where both can flourish”
What does Dyson say about science and religion?
“Science and religion give different views but both look at the same universe. Both are one sided, neither complete, both leave out essential features of the real world.”
Why are religious ethics useful in science?
Their longevity and they are all recorded down in scripture, they are deontological so not ambiguous.
What does the Qur’an think of knowledge?
That it’s honourable to be a scholar.
What did Pope Francis say about human life being sacred (thus condemning any embryo experimentation)
“In all its phases and at every age, human life is always sacred and always of quality.”
