Abstract
In Aristotle's hierarchy 'man' was placed in a position far above all biological life. Nothing to date has been successful in removing him from this lofty perch just below angels. This stubborn worldview has long been at odds with science. However, many of the classical scientists maintained a healthy relationship with religion. Like the classical scientists, it is proposed here that no real conflict exists between religion and science only 'noise' distracting most scholars from the reality of an actual compatibility. Furthermore, an alliance between these two epistemological worldviews is a potent force against the ignorance of religious fundamentalism.
Highlights
Eight years ago in a collaborative effort, Baylor University researchers and the Gallup Organization conducted a national scientific survey on religious attitudes [1]
I discuss these ideas in great detail in Section I, emphasizing the fact that these classical scientists laid the foundation for the science and technology we presently enjoy despite their devotion to God
It is interesting that this small percentage of the public adheres to the same worldview of many classical physicists and early Enlightenment figures, e.g., Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Rene Descartes, Carolus Linnaeus, George Berkeley, etc., who balanced science and religion incredibly well
Summary
Eight years ago in a collaborative effort, Baylor University researchers and the Gallup Organization conducted a national scientific survey on religious attitudes [1]. Keywords Conceptual Compatibility, Enlightenment, God Hypothesis, Natural Philosophy, Religion, Religious Fundamentalism, Science classical scientists who were very religious. I discuss these ideas in great detail, emphasizing the fact that these classical scientists laid the foundation for the science and technology we presently enjoy despite their devotion to God. In Section II, I re-emphasize the argument of a lasting conceptual compatibility between science and religion, because on an epistemological level, these belief systems are generally two views of the same reality.
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