Project Gutenberg 2025-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 445 Tyndall, John 1820 1893 Tyndal, John Address delivered before the British Association assembled at Belfast $aLondon :$bLogmans, Green and Co., $c1874. Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Al Haines "Address Delivered Before the British Association Assembled at Belfast" by John Tyndall is a scientific address written in the late 19th century. The work explores the relationship between the advancement of science and the historical and philosophical implications of belief systems, particularly in relation to religion and materialism. Tyndall engages in a critical examination of how scientific thought has evolved and often diverged from traditional religious beliefs, advocating for a more rational understanding of natural phenomena. At the start of the address, Tyndall reflects on the inherent curiosity of humanity regarding the forces that govern natural phenomena, contrasting early anthropomorphic views of deities with modern scientific reasoning. He discusses the shift from perceiving gods as human-like to understanding natural events through the lens of physical laws. By citing historical figures such as Democritus and Epicurus, he illustrates the development of atomic theory and its implications for understanding existence, ultimately laying the groundwork for discussions on the interplay of science, philosophy, and religion. Throughout, Tyndall emphasizes the need for a rational examination of the universe that does not default to antiquated notions of divine intervention. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/addressdelivered00tyndrich 20250315204801tyntall 1874 GB en Religion and science Science -- History Evolution Q Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Science - General 162145 2025-03-20T20:00:05.835999 text/html 137148 2025-03-20T01:29:35 text/html 193772 2025-03-20T20:00:10.419019 application/epub+zip 194424 2025-03-20T20:00:06.415033 application/epub+zip 128597 2025-03-20T20:00:06.130036 application/epub+zip 244878 2025-03-20T20:00:12.541982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234731 2025-03-20T20:00:10.161997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148618 2025-03-20T20:00:05.509004 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128714 2025-03-20T01:29:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14158 2025-03-20T20:00:12.683982 application/rdf+xml 12233 2025-03-20T20:00:06.210025 image/jpeg 1483 2025-03-20T20:00:06.173030 image/jpeg 189909 2025-03-20T20:00:05.853064 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