Scientific and Theological Responses for Evolution and Biological Complexity

IF 1.1 0 RELIGION

Scientia et Fides Pub Date : 2020-10-30 DOI:10.12775/setf.2020.025

A. Kadykalo

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Abstract

The article analyzes aspects of the relationship between evolution and biological complexity and the attempts made by scholars and theologians to interpret it within the limits of reductionist scientism or theism. For this purpose, firstly, attention is focused on explaining the meaning of the concept of "evolution" and its historical and philosophical transformation in the context of the idea of complexity. Secondly, the notion of complexity in theology is used as evidence to support teleology. This approach is criticized by some scholars who consider evolution as a random prosses. They give it the status of a universal metaphysical assumption in evolution. The scientists and theologists both formulate metaphysical assumptions differently to interpret evolution.

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对进化和生物复杂性的科学和神学回应

本文分析了进化与生物复杂性之间关系的各个方面，以及学者和神学家试图在还原论科学主义或有神论的范围内解释这一关系的尝试。为此，首先，关注的重点是解释“进化”概念的意义及其在复杂性观念背景下的历史和哲学转变。其次，神学中的复杂性概念被用作支持目的论的证据。这种方法受到一些学者的批评，他们认为进化是一个随机过程。他们在进化论中给予它普遍的形而上学假设的地位。科学家和神学家都用不同的形而上学假设来解释进化论。

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Scientia et Fides RELIGION-

CiteScore

1.80

自引率

10.00%

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期刊介绍： "Scientia et Fides" (SetF) is an open access online journal published twice a year. It is promoted by the Faculty of Theology of Nicolaus Copernicus University, in Torun, in collaboration with the Group of Research “Science, Reason and Faith” (CRYF), at the University of Navarra. The journal is characterised by the interdisciplinary approach, multiplicity of research perspectives and broad reflection on methodology as well as analysis of the latest publications on the relationship between science and faith. The tasks of the journal are perfectly expressed by the motto "Veritas in omnibus quaerenda est" ("to seek the truth in all things") from "De revolutionibus" by Nicolaus Copernicus. SetF aims to present rigorous research works regarding different aspects of the relationship between science and religion. For this reason, SetF articles are not confined to the methodology of a single discipline and may cover a wide range of topics, provided that the interdisciplinary dialogue between science and religion is undertaken. The journal accepts articles written in English, Spanish, Polish, French, Italian and German which will be evaluated by a peer-review process.