Are Science and Religion at War?

By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Narrated by: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Length: 1 hr and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Why has science - religion dialogue gotten so heated? What do the world’s leading experts see as the path forward?

For some, science and religion occupy separate, irreconcilable spheres. For others, they share a common goal: to explore big questions and synthesize knowledge.

Now, in this series of 17 one-on-one interviews, you have the privilege of hearing from leading voices in the debate. Most of the featured experts are professional scientists. While some consider religion irrelevant to science, many more find fulfillment in harmonizing their work with their beliefs.

Francis Collins is one such example. Once an atheist, Collins - the Director of the National Institutes of Health - now calls himself a believer. Best known for spearheading the Human Genome Project, Collins is adamant that reason is not the pure province of the scientific mind.

Ian Barbour is another example. A scholar on the relationship between science and religion, Barbour is credited with inaugurating the contemporary debate between the two fields through his Issues in Science and Religion (1966).

Meanwhile, Marvin Minsky - co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s artificial intelligence laboratory - argues that religion and science should give each other a wide berth. According to science, all knowledge is provisional - subject to testing, revision, and refutation. In Minsky’s view, theology is just the opposite.

As you listen to arguments from all sides, you’ll rise above the hostility of the debate and see that, in the words of Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, “the nexus of science and theology is the place where we explore human reality.”

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“The Creation of The Universe” By Robert L. Kuhn

One of the most interesting courses I have ever listened to. I know professor Robert well; I have listened to “How Vast Is the Cosmos?” and “Is ESP Real?” which were great. However, this course is the greatest so far.

I believe in science. I believe in Evolution, Big Bang Theory, and Nature. I believed in God in the past but now, I am not sure. This gives you an idea about how interesting this course is for me. My life has been about the conflict between God and science/nature for a while.

I love listening to scientists getting interviewed and answer smart questions about God, science, philosophy, and so on. I must mention that Robert is a great interviewer who knows how to ask the right questions.

Whether you believe that there is a God who created the universe or nature did; we are here and we are looking for the truth. This course is trying to find answers from both sides; God’s side and Science’s side. At some point, you may even feel that they both can meet; what is called harmony. However, it is all about how you look at the subject.

Note: The sound effects were great. The design of this course cover “The Creation of Adam”, Michelangelo’s painting, also tells a lot about this course.

Thank you, Robert!