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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Philosophy, Science and Religion: Religion and Science by The University of Edinburgh

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    About the Course

    Philosophy, Science and Religion mark three of the most fundamental modes of thinking about the world and our place in it. Are these modes
    incompatible? Put another way: is the intellectually responsible thing to do to ‘pick sides’ and identify with one of these approaches at the
    exclusion of others? Or, are they complementary or mutually supportive? As is typical of questions of such magnitude, the devil is in the details.
    For example, it is important to work out what is really distinctive about each of these ways of inquiring about the world. In order to gain some
    clarity here, we’ll be investigating what some of the current leading thinkers in philosophy, science and religion are actually d...
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    Fun and explorative. I like the questions the best, fyi, and resonding to other people's writing.

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    I never had the opportunity to attend college and at 59 this was an exciting class to take.

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    Mar 14, 2022

    Fun and explorative. I like the questions the best, fyi, and resonding to other people's writing.

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    Apr 7, 2022

    I never had the opportunity to attend college and at 59 this was an exciting class to take.

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    Dec 23, 2023

    I've gained so much insight from other peer group members and been taught new ways in life

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    Feb 4, 2021

    Εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέρον σεμινάριο. Ιδιαιτέρως αφοπλιστική η προσέγγιση της επιστήμης!

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    Jul 9, 2024

    Excellent Course, Learn a lot. Thanks to all the faculties.

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    Feb 24, 2021

    i enjoyed a lot and gained a lot of knowledge.

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    Jul 11, 2021

    Well Drafted , I loved the course content

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    Dec 19, 2018

    Excellent course to ponder and analyze.

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    Jan 25, 2021

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    May 6, 2020

    I found the material on intelligent design and creationism intriguing, as it's a great foil to play off against the rational assumptions upon which this course and its professors and students must favor, by definition. While some may bristle at its inclusion, it enlivened the overall impact. On the other hand, although I've studied Buddhism before and was familiar with a lot of Prof Priest's week 3 material, I though too much emphasis was given it compared to what other Buddhist thinkers might have added. However, the overall course I found valuable, and I liked in some parts the diminished amount of quizzes, as in the Buddhist section, to instead look at personal reflections and insights we all could add to the mix.

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    Dec 15, 2021

    This is an enjoyable course and touched on much material that I could relate to. Perhaps my criticism is unjustified but while each thread stood alone and there was surprisingly little overlap, there would have been a benefit in even a single video that brought the threads together. Additionally, with the exception of Dr Priest's exposition of Buddhism with hints of Hinduism, the course is very Judaeo Christian focussed, (and mostly on the Christian aspects) so Islam, one of the five great faiths, is broadly ignored as are the animists, Zoroastrians and Baha'i. (PS, I adhere to one of the three Abrahamic faiths in case bias is identified)

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    By In-Ho K

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    Aug 18, 2022

    This course provides me most updated issues and associated debates in the fields of religion and science. One of the questions grown in my mide from the childhood is the existence of god. Now I am able to answer the question. In general this course is well designed. I am already waiting for the second version of this course, together with second versions of the other two courses.

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