The "War" Of Religion And Science Due To Their Similarities And Diff
...Ms. Smith
Period 6
English Term Paper
March 13, 2000
Outline
Thesis: In the book Phantoms, Dean Koontz relates the "war"
between religion and science through the defeat of a supernatural
being.
I. Religion
A. Similarities to science from the theological view
B. Differences to science from the theological view
1. Why they are different from the theological
view
2. How to overcome there differences from a
theological view
II. Science
A. Similarities to religion from a scientific view
B. Differences to religion from a scientific view
1. Why they are different from a scientific view
2. How to overcome these differences from a
scientific view
III. Supernatural
A. World view of the supernatural
B. How the book uses the supernatural to show the
"war" between religion and science.
For many years, there has been a so-called "war" between
religion and science. religion is a powerful worldview as is science.
Many people around the world believe in the existence of both religion
and science. Unfortunately, the conflict between the two is partially
due to the fact that they are so similar yet so different. Both religion
and science expect a person to rely on information that is sometimes
unexplainable. In the book , Phantoms, Dean Koontz relates this
"war" between religion and science through the defeat of a
supernatural being.
There are many different religions that fill this world. Religion
requires a person to believe that some events are unexplainable, and
that a person should just believe because God, or some other figure
wanted life to be this way (Hall 26). A person is expected to believe
without a foundation of reason. This relates to science because
theories are reasons that have not yet been proven. A scientist
expects for...
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