--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza <icso...@bsnl.in> wrote: > > ***Dr.Santosh is asking me to read books on Science when discussing >about > the relationship between Science and Theology. >
I am asking Fr. Ivo to do nothing of this sort. He is free to read whatever he wants. I am merely pointing out that whatever he he is writing on Goanet on the topic of science is not science at all. It is quintessential pseudoscience. It is also an attempt at a spurious integration or mixing of pseudoscience with his own religion and theology. If he is claiming that he has seriously studied science and/or done scientific research as part of his theology curriculum, or his prior education, then his claim is certainly not credible from reading his posts on Goanet. It is also not credible because none of the university level theology curricula that I know of requires taking actual science courses, let alone doing scientific research. Please see this course schedule for Harvard University for master's and doctoral degrees in theology: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/registrar/applications/courses/Spring_Course_Schedule_2009r.pdf Please note that no courses in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, applied sciences or even general science are listed. Reading a chapter on history of science, or philosophy of science in some textbook of history or philosophy does not amount to studying science. To really understand science, and have credibility that you have done serious study or research on it, one has to study and conduct actual scientific research in some genuine science subject at the postgraduate level in a university. Reading popular science books is not study and research. Reading popular books with flashy New Age titles involving God, etc., such as the one by Beauregard is actually worse. It will in fact raise your level of scientific illiteracy. It will make you forget any science you might have learned in high school. You will become a pseudoscience, paranormal and New Age junkie. You will start using nonsensical superstitious terms such as vital force, spiritual energy, allopathy, universal consciousness, Gaia, holistic, etc. You might also become so gullible as to fall prey to various forms of quackery, cults and multi-level marketing scams that are so rampant today. You won't most definitely be able to tell the difference between genuine science and pseudoscience on the internet. Cheers, Santosh --- On Tue, 4/21/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza <icso...@bsnl.in> wrote: > >I cannot study Theology without studying Science at all. Even in >Philosophy >(Cosmology and Epistemology) scientific concepts are required. >For Systematic >Theology (Theological Anthropology) knowledge of >evolutionary theories is >required. But he can discuss this topic without >knowing Theology at all. At >least, he should respect the people who are >doing this reasearch. >
