On Science and Atheism: Whether Atheistic Belief is Scientifically Motivated

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dc.contributor.advisorCleaver, Gerald B.
dc.contributor.authorJester, Charles
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-03T21:41:05Z
dc.date.available2016-02-03T21:41:05Z
dc.date.copyright2015
dc.description.abstractThe intent of this paper is to explore the motivation behind the rejection of theistic religious faiths by modern atheist scientists, and whether it is justified to claim that this rejection is scientifically motivated. First, a brief background of the development of the contemporary schism between faith and science is given, noting in particular changes in belief amongst the scientific community. Next, an exposition on the motivations for scientists’ convictions concerning God is laid out, followed by an address to the question of whether atheistic scientists reject all properties of God, or only certain of them. Based on analyses of personal statements, statistical data on beliefs, and developments in twentieth-century physics and mathematics, it is concluded that modern scientists who reject theism are not overwhelmingly motivated by science, and that they in fact do not reject all ideas of God.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9580
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectAtheism.en_US
dc.subjectReligion.en_US
dc.subjectScience.en_US
dc.titleOn Science and Atheism: Whether Atheistic Belief is Scientifically Motivateden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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