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Faith versus fact : why science and religion are incompatible / Jerry A. Coyne.

Coyne, Jerry A., 1949- (author.).

Summary:

"The "New York Times" bestselling author explains why any attempt to make religion compatible with science is doomed to fail. In his provocative new book, evolutionary biologist Jerry A. Coyne lays out in clear, dispassionate detail why the toolkit of sciece, based on reason and empirical study, is reliable, while that of religion, including faith dogma, and revelation, leads to incorrect, untestable, or conflicting conclusions" -- Publisher marketing.

Record details

ISBN: 9780670026531
ISBN: 0670026530
Physical Description: xxii, 311 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Viking, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface : The genesis of this book -- 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?