{"id":37484,"date":"2016-04-11T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T20:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=37484"},"modified":"2016-04-11T16:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T20:05:04","slug":"podcast-134-dr-jeffrey-koperski-10-science-religion-myths-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-134-dr-jeffrey-koperski-10-science-religion-myths-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 134 &#8211; Dr. Jeffrey Koperski on 10 Science and Religion Myths &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_450\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-37484-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities134.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities134.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities134.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities134.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=37484-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities134.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities134.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Has &#8220;Science&#8221; shown that all causes are natural?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37486 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Koperski-Jeffrey-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Koperski-Jeffrey-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Koperski-Jeffrey-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Koperski-Jeffrey-1-420x588.jpg 420w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Koperski-Jeffrey-1-460x644.jpg 460w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Koperski-Jeffrey-1-90x126.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/strong>\u00a0Philosopher of science Dr. Jeffrey Koperski doesn&#8217;t think so. In this second part of our discussion (<a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-133-dr-jeffrey-koperski-10-science-religion-myths-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part 1<\/a>) he <strong>debunks five more myths<\/strong> about science and religion, among the topics discussed in his fascinating\u00a02015 book <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/1118932803\" target=\"_blank\">The Physics of Theism: God, Physics, and the Philosophy of Science<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. Science and religion are <strong>separate realms<\/strong> of inquiry; science tells us what and how, and religion tells us why.<br \/>\n4. Science has revealed a universe <strong>without design<\/strong> or purpose.<br \/>\n3. Science by definition adheres to <strong>methodological naturalism<\/strong>, a commitment to explain events only in terms of natural laws and physical entities.<br \/>\n2. Science and religion have <strong>completely different methods<\/strong>: one based on evidence and the other based on authority.<br \/>\n1. Modern science has revealed that the cosmos is a <strong>closed<\/strong> system, whose causes and effects are only physical.<\/p>\n<p>[spp-tweet tweet=&#8221;Has Science shown that all causes are natural?&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.svsu.edu\/~koperski\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Jeffrey Koperski&#8217;s home page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/1118932803\" target=\"_blank\">The Physics of Theism: God, Physics, and the Philosophy of Science<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/B00PEN7YY8\" target=\"_blank\">kindle<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenjaygould.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen J. Gould<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.messiah.edu\/homepage\/1662\/robin_collins\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Collins<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.closertotruth.com\/contributor\/robin-collins\/profile\" target=\"_blank\">interviews @ Closer to Truth<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bilimfelsefedin.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/God,_Design,_and_Fine-Tuning_-_Robin_Collins.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">God, Design, and Fine-Tuning<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonsenseatheism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Collins-The-Teleological-Argument.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Teleological Argument: An Exploration of the Fine-Tuning of the Universe<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discovery.org\/a\/91\" target=\"_blank\">The Fine-Tuning Design Argument:\u00a0A Scientific Argument for the Existence of God<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/quine\/\" target=\"_blank\">W.V.O. Quine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/~psk16\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philip Kitcher<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/1118932803\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-37456 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Physics-of-Theism-by-Jeffrey-Koperski-2015.jpg\" alt=\"The Physics of Theism - by Jeffrey Koperski 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Physics-of-Theism-by-Jeffrey-Koperski-2015.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Physics-of-Theism-by-Jeffrey-Koperski-2015-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Physics-of-Theism-by-Jeffrey-Koperski-2015-90x136.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/popper\/\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Popper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larry_Laudan\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Laudan<\/a><\/li>\n<li>re: the demarcation problem: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/pseudo-science\/\" target=\"_blank\">Science and Pseudo-Science<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/naturalism\/\" target=\"_blank\">naturalism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/locke\/\" target=\"_blank\">John Locke<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/explanat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Theories of Explanation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/ep-testi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Epistemology of Testimony<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/qm-inter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/simplici\/\" target=\"_blank\">Simplicity in the Philosophy of Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/dualism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dualism<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;causal closure&#8221; aka &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/mental-causation\/#ComPhy\" target=\"_blank\">The Completeness of the Physical<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/miracles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miracles<\/a><\/li>\n<li>This week&#8217;s <strong>thinking music is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/dig.ccmixter.org\/files\/ramblinglibrarian\/52995\" target=\"_blank\">Dawn&#8217;s Battle (Instrumental)<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> by <a href=\"http:\/\/dig.ccmixter.org\/people\/ramblinglibrarian\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Chew<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has &#8220;Science&#8221; shown that all causes are natural? 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