For the past week I have had electrical dysfunctions with my laptop. Fortunately Donal has a friend who is a European Apple expert. Now I have to get caught up with a weeks worth of blogging. So much has happened in a week! Today my plans were foiled in getting the Student TravelCard, once again.
I was running after an ice cream truck because I wanted to get a picture. The surrounding 8 year olds who were also running were giving me a weird look. I wonder why. The ice cream truck is called Mr.Whippy which is absolutely the best name ever.
I went to Dublin City University today and attended a two hour graduate lecture on the compatibility of religion and science. Four of the students presented their facts and opinion. Two were Christian and Catholic and they decided that religion was compatible with religion. The Christian said that religion and science both involve theoretical and practical knowledge and thus they can mesh on different levels. The Catholic (forgive me I don't have their names) said that they are going to have to be compatible because they are long lasting. The other two are atheists. The first atheist said that science is fact based while religion is derived from myths. He also said that people are happy to live in a technological society along the side of watered down religion. The other atheist made a really poor argument. He was said they were not compatible because of bad childhood feelings that he had for catholicism. This guy had no evidence.
It is weird sitting in on these classes on ethics because it is completely different then my third quarter Walkabout with scientists. Ethics is based on opinions and science is based on proven fact.
2 comments:
wonder what your scientists from the lab would have said during that class? wonder if you felt there was a difference in perspective on religion and science from the one you may have been exposed to here? sounds like you are having a bunch of exciting times! and yes mr. whippy could possibly be the best name ever.
take care
evan
The scientists from Byrd would probably argue with scientific reasoning but it is not in my liberty to determine their positions on religion.
Ireland is a highly religious country with 93% of people believing in a form of Christianity.
I am having fun.
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