进化是偶然过程吗?

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Scientia et Fides Pub Date : 2020-10-30 DOI:10.12775/setf.2020.013

D. Alexander

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摘要

人们普遍认为，进化是一个偶然的过程，这一观点不仅出现在关于进化的通俗著作中，也出现在科学、哲学和神学等广泛科学学科的学术著作中。一个问题是，像“机会”和“随机”这样的词根据上下文有一系列不同的含义，在进化生物学中，“机会”一词的使用方式有时与数学和哲学中的用法不同。本文旨在澄清其含义范围，并从生物学、数学或哲学和神学的角度论证进化过程远非一种“偶然性理论”。

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Is Evolution a Chance Process?

It is commonly thought that evolution is a chance process, an idea found in popular writings on evolution, but also in academic writing in a broad range of scientific disciplines: scientific, philosophical and theological. One problem is that words such as ‘chance’ and ‘random’ are used with a range of different meanings according to context, and in evolutionary biology the word ‘chance’ is sometimes used in a way that is different from its use in mathematics and philosophy. The present article aims to clarify the range of meanings and to argue the case that the evolutionary process is far from being a ‘theory of chance’ from biological, mathematical, or indeed philosophical and theological perspectives.

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1.80

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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.