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Does Science Need God? A Theistic Argument from Science

Authors :
Miłosz Hołda
Jacek Wojtysiak
Source :
Religions, Volume 12, Issue 3, Religions, Vol 12, Iss 195, p 195 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021.

Abstract

In our paper, we put forward an argument for the existence of God that starts with a description of the goal of science. The fact that science approximates perfect knowledge opens the problem of its status. We proceed to three resolutions of the problem: perfect knowledge is only a kind of fictional idealization<br />it will be reached by humanity in the future<br />it is God’s knowledge. We point out the weaknesses of the first two options. Next, we go on to draw the conclusion that it is hardly possible to describe the goal of science without some theistic or near-theistic concepts.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20771444
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Religions
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....afb596d3617451847d5851fa73ee08de
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12030195