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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Coyne, Jerry A., 1949-     Subjects     Religion and science.     Faith and reason.     Evolution.     Evolution (Biology)     Human evolution.     Creationism.     Atheism.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Coyne, Jerry A., 1949-       by title:      Faith versus fact : ...       by call number:      201.65 C881f     Search the Web     Coyne, Jerry A., 1949-     Religion and science.     Faith and reason.     Evolution.     Evolution (Biology)     Human evolution.     Creationism.     Atheism.       MARC Display

Faith versus fact : why science and religion are incompatible / Jerry A. Coyne. by Coyne, Jerry A., 1949- Viking, 2015. Call #: 201.65 C881f Subjects Religion and science.   Faith and reason.   Evolution.   Evolution (Biology)   Human evolution.   Creationism.   Atheism. ISBN:  9780670026531 (hc.) 0670026530 (hc.) Alternate title:  Faith vs. fact : why science and religion are incompatible Why science and religion are incompatible Description:  xxii, 311 pages ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 281-296). Contents:  The problem -- What's incompatible?. What is science? ; What is religion? ; The incompatibility ; Conflicts of method ; Conflicts of outcome ; Conflicts of philosophy -- Why accommodationism fails. The varieties of accommodationism ; Science versus the supernatural ; What about miracles? ; Three test cases ; Was the evolution of humans inevitable? ; Theological problems with theistic evolution -- Faith strikes back. The new natural theology ; Is science the only "way of knowing"? ; The scientism canard -- Why does it matter?. Child abuse : faith as substitute for medicine ; Suppression of research and vaccination ; Opposition to assisted dying ; Global-warming denialism ; Does faith have any value? ; Can there be dialogue between science and faith? Summary:  The author of Why Evolution Is True discusses the negative role of religion in education, politics, medicine and social policy, explaining how religion cannot provide verifiable or responsible answers to world problems. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 201.65 C881f Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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