Human Survival: The Responsibility of Science and Religion

Abstract. Public awareness of threats to human survival has emerged with significant strength since the 1970s. Recognition that growth cannot continue infinitely on a finite planet was affirmed by publication of the Club of Rome report, The Limits to Growth. In turn, the responsibility of science fo...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Laszlo, Ervin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1991
In: Zygon
Year: 1991, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 547-554
Further subjects:B holistic alliance
B Education
B Ecumenism
B global problems
B Evolution
B Responsibility
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Summary:Abstract. Public awareness of threats to human survival has emerged with significant strength since the 1970s. Recognition that growth cannot continue infinitely on a finite planet was affirmed by publication of the Club of Rome report, The Limits to Growth. In turn, the responsibility of science for human survival has been widely debated, at least since detonation of the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, but the conjunction of threats to human survival and scientific responsibility has remained rather vague. Clarification of this dual issue must take into account the role of religion, since only through a creative alliance of science and religion can a satisfactory resolution of the threats posed by global problems be found.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1991.tb00908.x