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| − | Some of the most notable examples of | + | In the both the [[physical science]]s and [[social sciences]] [[atheism]] has had a negative effect on science (see: [[Atheism and science]]). |
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| + | Some of the most notable examples of [[atheism|atheistic]]/[[agnosticism|agnostic]] [[pseudoscience]]s that exist or have existed within the physical science and social science communities are: | ||
== Physical sciences == | == Physical sciences == | ||
| − | + | None of these are actually about religion, atheism, or agnosticism, though people of various religious persuasions, including atheism and agnosticism, often take strong positions on these scientific subjects. | |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Evolution]] ([[biology]]) |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Darwinism]] (biology) |
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| + | *[[Pangenesis]] (biology) | ||
*[[Lysenkoism]] (biology) | *[[Lysenkoism]] (biology) | ||
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*[[Punctuated Equilibrium]] (biology) | *[[Punctuated Equilibrium]] (biology) | ||
| − | + | * [[Age of the earth|Old earthism]] (geology) | |
| − | + | == Medical sciences == | |
| − | + | See: [[Atheism and medicine]] ([[Traditional Chinese medicine]]) | |
== Social sciences == | == Social sciences == | ||
| − | *[[Communism]] (economics) | + | *[[Communism]] ([[economics]]) |
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| + | *[[Marxism]] (economics) | ||
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| + | *[[Marxism-Leninism]] (economics) | ||
*[[Socialism]] (economics) | *[[Socialism]] (economics) | ||
| − | *[[Psychoanalysis]] (psychology) | + | *[[Psychoanalysis]] ([[psychology]]) |
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| + | *[[Secularization thesis]] (sociology) | ||
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| + | == Technology == | ||
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| + | *[[Atheism and cryonics]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism and transhumanism]] | ||
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| + | == Postsecularism and science == | ||
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| + | ''See also:'' [[Desecularization]] | ||
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| + | [[Postsecularism]] refers to a number of theories concerning the persistence or resurgence of religious beliefs or practices in the present. | ||
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| + | The ''Science Recorder'' declared in 2015: | ||
| + | {{cquote|Science and religion are often presented as opposing world views, but a recent study in the American Sociological Review published Jan. 29, suggests that for some Americans, this binary construction (i.e. science vs. religion) is a false dichotomy. | ||
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| + | Authors Timothy O’Brien, an assistant professor at the University of Evansville and co-author Shiri Noy, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wyoming, call these Americans the “Post-Seculars,” and were surprised to find that one in five Americans belongs to this group, a sizable number given that most of these individuals have gone “unnoticed before in endless rounds of debates pitting” science against religion. | ||
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| + | According to O’Brien, “[The Post-Seculars] are pretty knowledgeable and appreciative about science and technology but…are also very religions and reject certain scientific theories.”<ref>[http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/study-discusses-emerging-trend-in-science-versus-religion-debate-post-secularism/ Study discusses emerging trend in science-versus-religion debate: Post-Secularism] by Chiamaka Nwakeze | Science Recorder | January 30, 2015</ref>}} | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Atheists and the National Academy of Sciences]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism, naturalism and the origin of the universe]] | ||
| + | *[[The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheist cults]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism and irrationality]] | ||
| + | *[[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism and gullibility]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism is a religion]] | ||
| + | *[[Scientism]] | ||
| + | *[[Methodological naturalism]] | ||
| + | *[[Atheism and deception]] | ||
| + | *[[Theories of evolution]] | ||
| + | *[[Evolution as a secular origins myth]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Atheism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Agnosticism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pseudoscience]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Science]] | ||
| − | + | == Notes == | |
| − | + | {{reflist|2}} | |
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Latest revision as of 20:08, October 5, 2019
In the both the physical sciences and social sciences atheism has had a negative effect on science (see: Atheism and science).
Some of the most notable examples of atheistic/agnostic pseudosciences that exist or have existed within the physical science and social science communities are:
Contents
Physical sciences
None of these are actually about religion, atheism, or agnosticism, though people of various religious persuasions, including atheism and agnosticism, often take strong positions on these scientific subjects.
- Darwinism (biology)
- Pangenesis (biology)
- Lysenkoism (biology)
- Punctuated Equilibrium (biology)
- Old earthism (geology)
Medical sciences
See: Atheism and medicine (Traditional Chinese medicine)
Social sciences
- Marxism (economics)
- Marxism-Leninism (economics)
- Socialism (economics)
- Secularization thesis (sociology)
Technology
Postsecularism and science
See also: Desecularization
Postsecularism refers to a number of theories concerning the persistence or resurgence of religious beliefs or practices in the present.
The Science Recorder declared in 2015:
| “ | Science and religion are often presented as opposing world views, but a recent study in the American Sociological Review published Jan. 29, suggests that for some Americans, this binary construction (i.e. science vs. religion) is a false dichotomy.
Authors Timothy O’Brien, an assistant professor at the University of Evansville and co-author Shiri Noy, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wyoming, call these Americans the “Post-Seculars,” and were surprised to find that one in five Americans belongs to this group, a sizable number given that most of these individuals have gone “unnoticed before in endless rounds of debates pitting” science against religion. According to O’Brien, “[The Post-Seculars] are pretty knowledgeable and appreciative about science and technology but…are also very religions and reject certain scientific theories.”[1] |
” |
See also
- Atheists and the National Academy of Sciences
- Atheism, naturalism and the origin of the universe
- The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions
- Atheist cults
- Atheism and irrationality
- Rebuttals to atheist arguments
- Atheism and gullibility
- Atheism is a religion
- Scientism
- Methodological naturalism
- Atheism and deception
- Theories of evolution
- Evolution as a secular origins myth
Notes
- ↑ Study discusses emerging trend in science-versus-religion debate: Post-Secularism by Chiamaka Nwakeze | Science Recorder | January 30, 2015
