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Science and Religion

A talk by Dr. Alan Lightman from Harvard University and MIT


Date & time
Thursday, March 19, 2015
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Speaker(s)

Dr. Alan Lightman, Harvard University and MIT

Cost

This event is free

Organization

Science College

Contact

514-848-2424 ext. 2595

Where

Oscar Peterson Concert Hall
7141 Sherbrooke W.
Room PT

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

The general tendency of science over the centuries has been to enlarge the domain of what we call "physical universe", and to develop purely material and rational explanations for its phenomena.

In this lecture, the noted American writer, physicist and social entrepreneur Dr. Alan Lightman first surveys some climaxes in the sciences that bear upon philosophical, theological, and ethical issues. Currently, he focusses on religion and discusses the different kinds of religious beliefs that are compatible with science.

The lecturer probes the different kinds of knowledge in science and religion and the different methods of obtaining that knowledge. Lightman will explore his view that defines the existence of — a "spiritual universe" in addition to the physical universe, even though the former does not necessarily include what we call God.


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