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Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life | [Stephen Jay Gould]
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Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life

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  • by Stephen Jay Gould
  • Narrated by Richard McGonagle
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    4 hrs and 38 mins
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    12-16-99
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Since the Renaissance people have been plagued by the tense battle between Science and Religion. Internationally renowned best selling author and evolutionist Stephen Jay Gould sheds new light on the dilemma in this provocative, fascinating, and relevant audio. In elaborating and exploring the issue, Gould argues that in order to experience the fullness of being human, we must cultivate a meaningful balance between a life of spirit and a life of rational inquiry; 2 realms, equally essential but utterly different.

Copyright ©1999 Stephen Jay Gould; Copyright (P)1999 NewStar Media Inc.

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    John Mertus Rumford, RI USA 01-15-05
    John Mertus Rumford, RI USA 01-15-05 Member Since 2001

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    "Tame and bland compared to his other books"

    I love Gould's insights, read almost all his books and mourned his passing. This book is different, rather than letting the data and drive conclusion, Gould decided on the conclusion and presented little that opposed this.

    For example, Gould is correct that Galileo's problems were more political then scientific. But he never explores the damage to popular science that the Catholic Church did by Galileo's public trial. If you inadvertently knock a flowerpot off a 22 story building and the impact destroys a pedestrian's head; there may be a legal difference if it was intentional or accidential, but to the poor walker it matters not, nor if the flower was an almost dead marigold or a prize winning orchid. Gould basically talks about how wonderfully you grew orchid and not the consequences as he expounds upon how the higher ups in the Church discuss and debate all sorts of scientific and philosophical ideas. He ignores that these discussions do not lead to any ground-breaking policies or reforms.

    Still this is Gould and as always he has unique ways of looking at science and religion that exposed some of my own prejudices about science and religion.

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