Christian Science

An Analysis of & critical response to Alvin Plantiga’s EAAN In the book Science and Religion: are they compatible? Plantiga seeks to establish the idea that theism is perfectly compatible with modern science, which he does rather successfully in his argument against Daniel Dennet. He accomplishes this by addressing one of the most controversial subjects in the Science-Religion relationship, evolution. Alvin sets about this in several ways, one of which is by showing that there is no conflict…

studying religion in terms of science, something that was almost unheard of in their time. Coining the term himself, E.B. Tylor introduced ethnological studies as a method of describing, comparing and scientifically analyzing the characteristics of different societies and cultures. Applying this method to his examination of religion, Tylor wished to address the subject as objectively as he could to provide answers that were as definite as laws of nature being discovered by science. Some years…

Europe. The majority of the European population remained unsure with how the world worked and relied on the church to teach science. Many intellectuals at the beginning of the Scientific Revolution did not practice science as we think of it today, but rather alchemy and other studies roughly tied to factual understandings of the world. Today we think of alchemy as science fiction, but during the early 18th century, Alchemy provided the most plausible understanding of the world outside of the…

Bioenhancements are becoming a promising aspect of science and technology, and with the rapid improvements of technology within the last decade I believe bioenhancements will soon be an issue of ethics as it is more commonly sought after and discussed. Bioenhancements in themselves combine our human biology with technology, creating a human machine, and some people may disagree with this integration of technology and our human nature. Human nature is a topic often discussed in bioethics, often…

What can a comparison of Medieval & Renaissance sources tell us about the science and technological changes taking place during this period of human history? The term Renaissance literally means “rebirth”. In this scenario it refers to a re-birth or re-discovery of the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans including; art, architecture, science, medicine and mentality. The Renaissance started in Italy, but spread across Europe. At the time, Italy was separated into city-states which each had…

God, and by relation, the Catholic Church. Sobel writes about Galileo’s tendency to question the reasoning of those around him. Though it may not be apparent, Galileo was born into a world of great similarity to the modern day. In Galileo’s time, Science was seen as blasphemy and a tool to undermine the construct of God. Moreover, it didn’t help matters that at the time, the Church was the governing body throughout Italy. This made it particularly difficult for scientific advancement, as any…

I passed my requirements with ease and even began doing better in my college-level math classes. When it came time to fulfill my science requirement, I chose biology thinking back to Mrs. Otto’s class and how much I enjoyed it compared to other sciences. When I began this class I was expecting to be in over my head but, what began as a doubtful semester turned out to be one that would forever change my college career. I was getting A’s on…

The journey of science has come a long way in analyzing how knowledge developed over thousands of years and continue to expands its boundaries. It changed the perspective of life and defined roles in the society. All the literatures that were written and the scientific experiments through observations and performance have proven to expand the cultural beliefs of enlightenment and changed how humanity should be define by. Some of these contributions that influenced the approach of life include…

waters a treacherous, it’s imperative to question anything and everything about a religious system. Why would we not ask questions about something that so many blindly follow? Personal experience plays a role, so this will stay limited mostly to the Christian Church. Religion, especially Christianity, punishes individuals for entirely natural acts, creates false perceptions of knowledge, and builds boundaries between people. One…

This shift greatly impacted how humans viewed themselves in nature as they ultimately rejected a system of thought that had tried to reconcile the natural world with aspects of human society, such as Christianity. While Aristotle’s works were pre-Christian, influential medieval scholars such as Thomas Aquinas reconciled Aristotelian logic and theories with the principles and dogmas of Christianity. Scholastic philosophers’ need to consolidate the natural world with religion in turn placed…