Analogy between traditional religion and natural science

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8.5 Kwame Appiah

Please choose 1 of 2 to answer:

1: What is the analogy between traditional religion and natural science?

2: How, according to Horton, do traditional religious beliefs differ from natural science, and why?

Please choose 1 of 2 to answer:

1: Compare Appiah's view of science with any of the other essays we have read in this module. How does his view differ and how is it the same as one of these other views? Which approach do you prefer and why do you prefer it?

2. According to Appiah, what accounts for modern scientific cultures being adversarial and traditional religious cultures being accommodative? Be sure to explain all of the different factors that result in the differences between these two cultures. Which culture is more appealing to you? Why.

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