Search Results - "Zygon"
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ECO‐ANXIETY, TRAGEDY, AND HOPE: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Published in Zygon (01-06-2018)“…This article addresses the problem of “eco‐anxiety” by integrating results from numerous fields of inquiry. Although climate change may cause direct…”
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Empowering Diverse Faith Communities through Engagement in Participatory Science
Published in Zygon (11-11-2024)“…Developing successful strategies that promote meaningful dialogue between scientific and religious communities is arguably one of the most urgent issues of our…”
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Quantum Fundamentalism and Theological Liberty
Published in Zygon (30-10-2024)“…Quantum mechanics (QM) is astonishingly successful as a theoretical framework, underpinning countless scientific areas and providing the impetus behind entire…”
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Could Robots Become Religious? Theological, Evolutionary, and Cognitive Perspectives
Published in Zygon (25-10-2024)“…If artificial intelligence (AI) programs start manifesting religious interest or behavior, how could we know whether it is genuine? This article explores the…”
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On the Experience of Being Replicated
Published in Zygon (21-10-2024)“…This article provides an informal account of the experience of being replicated, with a summary of the original author’s earliest misgivings. It then…”
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Jewish Responses to Copernican Thought: A Conceptual Replication of John Hedley Brooke’s Chapter on Scientific and Religious Reform
Published in Zygon (21-10-2024)“…This article explores how replication might work in the study of history through the presentation of a test case. Specifically, chapter 3 of historian John…”
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Crisis, Confidence, and the Limits of Replication
Published in Zygon (21-10-2024)“…There have been calls for a program of replication in the humanities. Although usually thought of as confined to the hard sciences, replication may, under the…”
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What Is the Afterlife Like for Robots? An Experimental Eschatological Sneak Peek
Published in Zygon (21-10-2024)“…People have always pondered their afterlife. Now, as AI and robotics continue to advance and proliferate, a new question emerges: Is there also some kind of…”
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Introduction: Replicating John Hedley Brooke’s Work on the History of Science and Religion
Published in Zygon (21-10-2024)“…In this introduction, we first briefly describe the replication crisis as it occurred primarily in the biomedical and social sciences. We then argue for the…”
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Brooke on the Merton Thesis: A Direct Replication of John Hedley Brooke’s Chapter on Scientific and Religious Reform
Published in Zygon (21-10-2024)“…Awareness of the need for replication studies is growing in multiple disciplines. Replication in history and the humanities, however, is close to nonexistent…”
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Replication in the Humanities in Action: Reflections on a Direct and a Conceptual Replication in the History of Science and Religion
Published in Zygon (21-10-2024)“…In this article, we reflect on our direct and conceptual replications, the results of which were presented in the previous two articles in this thematic…”
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Evolutionary Approaches to Religion and the Problem of Transcendent Meaning
Published in Zygon (02-09-2024)“…This article analyzes the concept of religion within the framework of evolutionary biology. It critiques a reductionist view that understands religion…”
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The Half-Baked Loaf: Reflections on Hamza Andreas Tzortzis’ Discussion of Science in The Divine Reality
Published in Zygon (16-08-2024)“…This article scrutinizes the conceptualization of science advanced by the Muslim public speaker and author Hamza Andreas Tzortzis in his book The Divine…”
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Reconsidering Eugenics in Science and Religion Scholarship: A Reflection and Invitation
Published in Zygon (09-08-2024)“…The field of science and religion studies is in need of a historical reconsideration of the eugenic era. This reconsideration must include the close ties…”
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Neurophenomenology and Neuroepistemology Approaches to Integrating Constructivist, Perennialist, and Universalist Perspectives on Mystical Experiences
Published in Zygon (31-07-2024)“…Differences among constructivist, perennialist, and universalist perspectives on mystical experiences are bridged with neurophenomenology and neuroepistemology…”
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Spiritual Conversation with a Companion Machine
Published in Zygon (29-07-2024)“…This article explores the prospects for humans having spiritual conversation with a computer. It has long been clear that it is possible for humans to talk…”
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René Girard’s Science of Religion: The Scapegoat Mechanism, Prefrontal Synthesis, and Collective Intentionality in the Process of Hominization
Published in Zygon (26-07-2024)“…This article discusses René Girard’s “science of religion,” examining its central idea—variously called the scapegoat, victimage, or founding mechanism—and its…”
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From Angels to Artificial Agents? AI as a Mirror for Human (Im)perfections
Published in Zygon (19-07-2024)“…Artificial intelligence (AI) systems paradoxically combine high levels of certain types of intelligence and cognitive capacities (pattern recognition,…”
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Love of Creation: Exploring Diversity and Commonality among Religious and Philosophical Traditions
Published in Zygon (01-07-2024)“…Love is widely recognized as one of the most important, desired, and consequential aspects of the human condition, and thus has rightly been the focus of much…”
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