William Sweet
Science, Religion, and Philosophy / Philosophie, religions, sciences
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Sunday, May 26, 9.30-12.30 History and Contexts in Science and Religion
Introduction to the Theme and Commentary: Jason West, University of Waterloo Hannah Gay, Simon Fraser University The Scientists' Declaration Revisited: Youth, Religion and Science in mid-Victorian Britain Ludovico Galleni, Università di Pisa A Model of Interaction Between Science and Theology from the Scientific Papers of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin" Richard Feist, University of Ottawa Squaring the Cosmic Books: Whitehead’s Synthesis of God and Relativity Theory
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Monday, May 27, 9.00-12.30 Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: Incommensurable paradigms? / Sciences biologiques, religions et philosophie: paradigmes inconciliables? Introduction to the Theme and Commentary: Iain McKenna, Concordia University François Poitras, Université Saint-Paul Transcendance et technique chez Gabriel Marcel : Contribution pour le XXIe siècle. Michael Kurak, University of Warwick Reflexive Self-Consciousness: Some Implications for Consciousness Studies Gregory J. Walters, Saint Paul University Non-Foundationalism, SNiPS, and Ethics
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Sunday, May 26 2.00- 5.30 pm Physics, Philosophy and Fine Tuning Introduction to the Theme and Commentary Douglas McDermid, St Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia) Kenneth Himma, University of Washington Fine-Tuning, Prior Probabilities, and Confirmation Theory Neil A. Manson, University of Notre Dame Anthropocentrism and the Argument from Fine-Tuning John Bell, University of Western Ontario Cosmological Theories and the Question of the Existence of a Creator Lawrence Dewan, Dominican College The Big Bang and Creation by a God
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Monday May 27, 2:00-5:00 pm Conceptual Issues / Questions conceptuelles Introduction à la problématique et commentarire Louis Perron, Université d’Ottawa Willem B. Drees, University of Leiden, the Netherlands. Partner of the Sciences or Object of Study? Theology and Religion in Relation to the Natural and Social Sciences Jerome Gellman, Ben Gurion University/ Israel On Scientific Explanations of Mystical Experience of God Paul Allen, CTNS and Saint Paul University Beyond Naturalism: Scientific Creativity and Theological Knowledge Leslie Armour, Dominican College, Ottawa Can Science Provide Evidence for Metaphysics?
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