science and religion

Science and religion

The issues:

1. Is it possible to accept the findings of modern science and be religious?

2. Do the findings of scientists undermine the case for belief in god?

Debates:

1. Belief in god and modern science-

• Primary issues regarding religious belief and concerns whether god is the most rational way to explain why the universe exists and why human life exists.

• Is god the most satisfactory hypothesis to explain the origins of the universe

• Not simply concerned with explaining how the universe began they all focus upon the matter of explaining why there is any universe here at all

• The fact that it is here can be explained by reference to god

• God explanation provides an absolute answer to why the universe is here= cosmological

• This explanation goes well beyond…