The humanist worldview includes a commitment to rational inquiry based on verifiable evidence. In the last 500 years, this commitment has given rise to modern science. But what claims are testable, and what constitutes evidence?
The Science and Humanism Study Area focuses on the scientific method, the body of scientific knowledge, the interaction between science and humanism, and the conflict between science and religion, where it exists.
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SCH100: Evolution, Creationism and the Nature of Science (Cornerstone)
Evolution, Creationism and the Nature of Science will use the contemporary example of the evolution-creation controversy to provoke critical thinking about the nature and function of science as a method for understanding the world we all share. Intelligent Design and other forms of creationism will be explained and rebutted, highlighting the characteristics of empirical vs. anti-scientific and pseudoscientific thinking.
