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Rationally Speaking #4 - The Great Atheist Debate Over the Limits of Science
Rationally Speaking #4 - The Great Atheist Debate Over the Limits of Science
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31 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2010
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Podcast episode
Description
"Accommodationist" is a word that began to appear in recent months during public debates over science and religion. The derogatory term has been applied to atheists and rationalists like Eugenie Scott, at the National Center for Science Education, and Chris Mooney, science writer at Discover Magazine, who maintain that science and faith are not necessarily incompatible. Although the debate is frequently framed as a practical one, about what the tactics of the secular movement should be, it is also a philosophical one, hinging on the question of the epistemic limits of science. In this episode, we examine the arguments being made by and against the so-called "accommodationists," and ask: Can science disprove religious and supernatural claims?
Released:
Mar 14, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
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