A01=Tiddy Smith
atheism
Author_Tiddy Smith
Category=QRAB
divination
epistemological fallibilism
epistemology
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justification
knowledge claims
mysticism
philosophy of religion
philosophy of science
rationalism
realism
religious belief
religious disagreement
religious epistemology
religious rituals
science & religion
scientific realism
social science of religion
tribal religions
Product details
- ISBN 9781498582384
- Weight: 531g
- Dimensions: 160 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jul 2019
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Tiddy Smith argues that the conflict between science and religion is ultimately a disagreement about what kinds of methods we should use for investigating the world. Specifically, scientists and religious folk disagree over which belief-forming methods are reliable. In the course of justifying any scientific claim, scientists typically appeal to methods which generate agreement between independent investigators, and which converge on the same answers to the same questions. In contrast, religious claims are typically justified by methods which neither generate agreement nor converge in their results (for example, dreams, visions, mystical experiences etc.). This fundamental difference in methodologies can neatly account for the conflict between science and religion.
Tiddy Smith teaches philosophy at the University of Indonesia.
