1. Does Science Need God? A Theistic Argument from Science
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Miłosz Hołda and Jacek Wojtysiak
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060303 religions & theology ,lcsh:BL1-2790 ,Philosophy ,05 social sciences ,Religious studies ,050109 social psychology ,06 humanities and the arts ,0603 philosophy, ethics and religion ,lcsh:Religions. Mythology. Rationalism ,Epistemology ,Argument ,Humanity ,Idealization ,God ,Michael Dummett ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Theism ,Existence of God ,science ,natural theology ,Natural theology - 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, it will be reached by humanity in the future, 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.
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- 2021
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