Abstract / Description of output
This article critically reviews how creationists or antievolutionists are using discussions in philosophy of science to undermine the efficacy of evolution to defuse the tension between evolution and religion. They include (1) the scientific realism debate, (2) the distinction between historical and experimental sciences, (3) the problem of induction, and (4) the definitional problem of species. It then discusses how using these specific arguments to undermine evolution is misplaced when looked at from an Ashʿarī perspective, a Sunnī school of theology. In doing so, it reveals the multiple ways that theology and philosophy of science are interacting with one another in the ongoing creationism-evolutionism debates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 421-437 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Theology and Science |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jul 2023 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- creationism
- demarcation criterion
- experimental science
- historical science
- induction
- Philosophy of science
- scientific realism
- species