Can Scientists Believe?: Some Examples of the Attitude of Scientists to ReligionSir Nevill Francis Mott James & James, 1991 - 182 páginas In this collection of thought-provoking essays, a range of distinguished scientists and theologians, men and women, young and old, all with strong scientific training and deeply held religious beliefs, in the Judeao-Christian tradition, give their personal answers. They do not always agree, the views of each contributor being informed both by their particular scientific expertise and religious affiliation. They address a wide range of problems that will interest all concerned to reconcile their own religious beliefs with currently-accepted scientific theory and practice. The divergences of opinion are as a significant as the agreements. Positions are thoughtfully explained and make important, often novel and illuminating, contributions to debate on these great issues. |
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... uncertainty into the other . This is called the uncertainty principle , enunciated by the German physicist , Werner Heisenberg , and appears everywhere in atomic physics . Since we know that atoms are disintegrating , but cannot say of ...
... uncertainty , which pervade both fields , are the central concerns of statistics . The formal language in which such matters are discussed is probability theory and this is used in two distinct but related ways . On the one hand it ...
... uncertainties and pay more attention to the logic of uncertainty in their deliberations . We have already noted the widespread use of language expressing uncertainty in their writings . The auguries are not encouraging . When ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Scientist as Priest | 23 |
Scientific Knowing and the Knowledge of God | 35 |
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