CHRTC350 Study Guide - Final Guide: Richard Dawkins, Monogenism, Theism

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Christian Theology at St Joseph's College
• Course: CHRTC350
• Professor: Denis Lamoureux

Document Summary

Question 3 (a) state your definition of science (6) (b) defend your definition of science (4) Although one may believe something scientifically, they will often work to prove what they believe. Evidence that something (or someone) is real is a very big part of science. This reliance on evidence makes it hard for scientists in their religious thoughts: i say science is about the facts because truly, it is. Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist, who says that god doesn"t exist. Probably: leading into my next point, scientists who strive for evidence in order to solidify a fact often lose their belief system. They need real evidence, and unfortunately for them, that is not what having faith" is about: there is a need to prove everything that a scientist might believe. Although he was a theist, he needed to prove natural selection through his evidence.