Project Gutenberg 2013-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 86 Dawson, John William, Sir 1820 1899 Dawson, Sir John William Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir Dawson, J. William (John William), Sir Dawson, William, Sir Dawson, Sir J. William 31009972 Facts and fancies in modern science Studies of the relations of science to prevalent speculations and religious belief Produced by Albert László, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Facts and Fancies in Modern Science" by Sir John William Dawson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work is centered around lectures presenting the relationship between scientific thought and contemporary religious beliefs, particularly focusing on the contention between science and faith. Dawson aims to explore the harmony between physical truths and spiritual insights, challenging the prevailing notion that science undermines religious belief systems. The opening portion of the book sets the stage for a critical examination of agnostic speculation, particularly in relation to the ideas presented by figures like Herbert Spencer. Dawson contends that modern philosophies, especially those that elevate agnosticism, often stem from a misunderstanding of scientific facts and their implications. He expresses concern that an overreliance on scientific reasoning can foster a dismissal of the spiritual realm, and he encourages a cooperative view where both scientific inquiry and religious belief coexist without conflict, addressing the shared truths between the physical and spiritual dimensions of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42466/42466-h/images/cover-page.jpg en Religion and science Evolution BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science - General 303471 303394 2024-09-17T17:12:49.948808 2023-09-18T11:47:04.401473 text/html text/html 302904 2013-04-03T16:57:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1515030 2013-04-03T16:57:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1521403 2024-09-17T17:12:55.110818 application/epub+zip 1523834 2024-09-17T17:12:51.065013 application/epub+zip 176144 2024-09-17T17:12:50.440823 application/epub+zip 1611957 2024-09-17T17:12:58.369783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1582627 2024-09-17T17:12:54.581781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238225 2022-09-19T11:45:12.645031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270353 270143 2024-09-17T17:12:49.419797 2023-09-18T11:47:03.926489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 270230 2013-04-03T16:57:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97036 2013-04-03T16:57:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270273 2013-04-03T16:57:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96984 2013-04-03T16:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21100 2024-09-17T17:12:58.519754 application/rdf+xml 22452 2024-09-17T17:12:50.531788 image/jpeg 2465 2024-09-17T17:12:50.485801 image/jpeg 1538370 2024-09-17T17:12:50.033868 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia