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| − | :"Our culture is one that deeply praises [[science]], so we assume because someone is a good scientist, they must be a good [[philosopher]]." ([ | + | :"Our culture is one that deeply praises [[science]], so we assume because someone is a good scientist, they must be a good [[philosopher]]." ([https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/14/nfaith114.xml lecture at Swansea University]) |
| − | *He rejected Prof [[Dawkins]]'s theory which assumes [[culture]] is transmitted in a similar way to [[biology]], through "[[meme]]s" as opposed to [[gene]]s, and added: "I find this philosophically crass and undeveloped at best, simply [[contradictory]] and empty at worst." | + | *He rejected Prof [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]]'s theory which assumes [[culture]] is transmitted in a similar way to [[biology]], through "[[meme]]s" as opposed to [[gene]]s, and added: "I find this philosophically crass and undeveloped at best, simply [[contradictory]] and empty at worst." |
*Dr Williams added that to see religion as a survival strategy was to misunderstand it. | *Dr Williams added that to see religion as a survival strategy was to misunderstand it. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:26, April 3, 2019
Rowan Williams said:
- "Our culture is one that deeply praises science, so we assume because someone is a good scientist, they must be a good philosopher." (lecture at Swansea University)
- He rejected Prof Dawkins's theory which assumes culture is transmitted in a similar way to biology, through "memes" as opposed to genes, and added: "I find this philosophically crass and undeveloped at best, simply contradictory and empty at worst."
- Dr Williams added that to see religion as a survival strategy was to misunderstand it.
