✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

THE RELATION OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION

calteches.library.caltech.edu · 3,943 words · saved by 1 readers

"The Relation of Science and Religion" is a transcript of a talk given by Dr. Feynman at the Caltech YMCA Lunch Forum on May 2, 1956. In this age of specialization men who thoroughly know one field are often incompetent to discuss another.  The great problems of the relations between one and another aspect of human activity have for this reason been discussed less and less in public.  When we look at the past great debates on these subjects we feel jealous of those times, for we should have liked the excitement of such argument.  The old problems, such as the relation of science and religion, are still with us, and I believe present as difficult dilemmas as ever, but they are not often publicly discussed because of the limitations of specialization. But I have been interested in this problem for a long time and would like to discuss it.  In view of my very evident lack of knowledge and understanding of religion (a lack which will grow more apparent as we proceed), I will organize the d

THE RELATION OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION Public Relations Normal Public Relations 2 1 2003-07-24T18:10:00Z 2003-07-24T18:10:00Z 3 3131 17851 Caltech 148 35 21922 10.2418 0 0 THE RELATION OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION Some fresh observations on an old problem by RICHARD P. FEYNMAN "The Relation of Science and Religion" is a transcript of a talk given by Dr. Feynman at the Caltech YMCA Lunch Forum on May 2, 1956. In this age of specialization men who thoroughly know one field are often incompetent to discuss another. The great problems of the relations between one and another aspect of human activity have

Explore this link on the map →

saved by

related reading