Metanexus: Views 2002.02.09 1790 words With respect to the relation between science and religion, there alreadyexists a movement, though still fragile, toward a subtle interchange. Wehave begun to talk to each other on levels more profound than before andwith greater openness toward the perspective of the other, aware of theother’s competencies, limitations, and most especially…
Metanexus:Views 2002.01.22 2193 words The following is a short synopsis of a conference titled Science, Theology,and Asian Religions: An Encounter of Three Stories that I was privileged toattend this past week (January 18-22, 2002) in Seoul, Korea. An introductory workshop for the CTNS Science and Religion Course Program,it boasted speakers and participants from around the…
Now, what is the purpose behind eugenics? It is the preserving and perpetuation of the status quo. That may seem somewhat counterintuitive since the purported goal of eugenics is a “perfection” of the human state. Yes, but whose human state? And whose perfection? Who benefits from the perfection of anybody’s human state? For eugenics means…
Introductory Questions Why is it that we actually think that a change in technology has to reflect or create a corresponding change in human nature? It does not. When Martin Luther King, Jr., observed that we now had guided missiles and misguided men, he was commenting upon the novelty of the missiles, for we have…