Systems science

was the first to have a recorded excavation in 1784. By using methods such as stratigraphy and deductive reasoning, archaeologists of this time were able to touch on the deeper questions of our human past and antiquity. In Thomsen’s Three Age System, artifacts are classified into one of three eras. These three different periods of time are the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Moreover, the Stone Age is divided into two categories, the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) or the Neolithic (New…

The History of our World in 18 minutes by David Christian is a fascinating talk to anyone out there. I was looking for something with relevance to science and I came across this video on Youtube. It is an interesting topic that many with religious views could just pass because of their beliefs. Although many people believe that the world was created in a religious way, I believe that this TED talk could be important and that The Big History will show you the complexity of our planet. David…

physical evidence began to surface in the form of the Discovery Institute’s early drafts of ID materials (which explicitly mention “the creator”), the transcripts and communications from the school board meetings, and testimonies from numerous Dover science teachers, the court soon concluded that the “intelligent designed” was no other than the Christian God. Thus, the mere implication of a supernatural entity, coupled with the evidence linking ID to earlier attempts to institute creationism,…

“Science is not a body of facts. Science is a state of mind” (Angier 490). Both essays, “The Canon” by Natalie Angier and “Scientific Literacy and the Habit of Discourse” by Thomas W. Martin, discuss that science is not a set of facts to be learned, but is best practiced through actions. These two articles approach the topic differently by using different rhetorical modes and styles. Even though the article’s main points have similarities, the essays contain many differences through their…

Renaissance? P.J. O’Rourke stated “Not much was really invented during the Renaissance, if you don’t count modern civilization.” This statement refers to the vast amount of advances made during the period. The long-lasting achievements in technology, science, mathematics, geography, and philosophy is the reason the Renaissance era is what sparked the advancement of civilization. The term renaissance originates from the French word renaistre, which is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as…

scientific discourse. Turns out, science is inherently rhetorical; everything in science is the result of discourse between opposing factions trying to determine which is the more accurate depiction of how something works in this world, not to mention the inherent subjectivity of some fields of science (mostly the social sciences since humanity is subjecting itself to…

perpetuating as a powerful way of thought, disputed throughout history many individuals dying and persecuted as a result. Nowadays people don’t die from debates like this, rather we take the dispute to the court system and challenge them. Arguably the most important decision America’s court system obtained on religious freedom is, Epperson v. Arkansas, we see how…

After having looked at the question by exploring the Natural Sciences and Religious Knowledge Systems, it was demonstrated that this assumption made in the knowledge question is not very accurate. Expressing the knowledge is just description however the application of that knowledge leads to transformation. The knowledge acquired…

Throughout the reading from week three “Religion and Science in the 1920s Collected Commentary” four primary viewpoints are defended. These are: There is no conflict between religion and modern science, there is no way to reconcile religion and modern science, science and religion can coexist in the same belief system, and science and religion support and complement each other. Each of these viewpoints was defended thoroughly by highly regarded intellectuals of their time period. The idea…

in history, philosophers of science have dedicated to the construction of a boundary between science and pseudoscience. Despite the substantial efforts putting into the demarcation problem, none of those well-known demarcation criteria successfully classify science or pseudoscience. The failure to provide a universally accepted demarcation, or at least gain acceptance from a majority of the community, leads to two assumptions: the unique features shared by all sciences are not yet found;…