Faith versus fact: why science and religion are incompatible

The problem -- What's incompatible?. What is science? ; What is religion? ; The incompatibility ; Conflicts of method ; Conflicts of outcome ; Conflicts of philosophy -- Why accommodationism fails. The varieties of accommodationism ; Science versus the supernatural ; What about miracles? ; Thre...

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Main Author: Coyne, Jerry A. 1949- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Viking 2015
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Further subjects:B Religion and science
B Faith and reason

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