Week 3 Religion, Spirituality & Science (Lecture 3)

Question 1

Summarize the theory of evolution in three sentences or less

Answer 1

The theory of evolution, proposed by Charles Darwin, posits that species change over time through a process of natural selection. This change occurs as individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on these traits to their offspring. Over generations, this process leads to the adaptation and diversification of species, ultimately resulting in the biodiversity observed on Earth today.

Question 2

what is the conflict approach to science and religion

Answer 2

assumes that either religion alone or science alone establishes the standard of truth.

Question 3

what is the separation approach to science and religion

Answer 3

assumes that science and religion by definition cannot be in conflict with one another because the two are concerned with different subject matter and are completely independent ways of knowing. Religion deals with questions of meaning and purpose, but the concern of science is how nature works.

Question 4

what is the interaction approach approach to science and religion

Answer 4

An interaction approach to science and religion is cognizant of the differences between the two and is careful not to disregard the limits of either as a way of knowing. However, traditions and individuals who adopt an interaction approach are open to reformulating religious doctrines in light of current science.

Question 5

Summarize Neil De Grasse Tyson’s view on the relationship between science and religion.

Answer 5

Believe they can coexist

Question 6

Summarize Francis Collins’ view on the relationship between science and religion.

Answer 6

believes they can coexist

Question 7

Summarize Rob Bell’s views on the relationship between science and religion.

Answer 7

thinks they are long lost dance partners

both are different ways of exploring the human experience

Question 8

“Concerning the origin and historical diversity of life on earth, [we] accept the fact of evolution as the essential framework of modern biology. …
“… Religious beliefs in a personal god, human immortality, and a divine destiny for our species are inadmissible as scientific statements. And questions concerning metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and values are best answered in terms of science, reason and human experience within a secular framework and a naturalist worldview.”

1. Conflict
2. Separation
3. Interaction

Answer 8

1.conflict

because it says “Religious beliefs in a personal god, human immortality, and a divine destiny for our species are inadmissible as scientific statements” key word being “inadmissible” it doesn’t give a chance for the religious approach

Question 9

“[We affirm] the idea that God is the Creator of the Universe and the Being responsible for the presence of human beings in this world.
“Nonetheless, there have long been different schools of thought within [our community] regarding the extent of divine intervention in natural processes. One respected view … [is] that ‘we should endeavor to integrate [our religious text] with rational thought, affirming that events take place in accordance with the natural order wherever possible.’ ”

1. Conflict
2. Separation
3. Interaction

Answer 9

3. Interaction

Question 10

“Both [our tradition] and science prefer to account for the evolution and emergence of the cosmos and life in terms of the complex interrelations of the neutral laws of cause and effect. … This means that, in [our tradition’s] investigation of reality, at least in principle, empirical evidence should triumph over scriptural authority, no matter how deeply venerated a scripture may be. … Because of this methodological standpoint, I have often remarked to my … colleagues that the empirically verified insights of modern cosmology and astronomy must compel us now to modify, or in some cases reject, many aspects of traditional cosmology as found in [our] ancient texts.”

1. Conflict
2. Separation
3. Interaction

Answer 10

should be 1.conflict but the slideshow said 3.interaction, but even the professor said she leans towards 1.conflict

Question 11

Check other practice question on science and religion in week 3 folder

Question 12

Identify 3 Ways of Knowing

Answer 12

personal experience

tradition

science