LEADER 05104oam 2200577 450 001 9910132328803321 005 20190911100039.0 010 $a1-118-93277-3 010 $a1-118-93380-X 010 $a1-118-93279-X 035 $a(OCoLC)891427870 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL04ES 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000277397 100 $a20140919h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe physics of theism $egod, physics, and the philosophy of science /$fJeffrey Koperski 210 1$aChichester, West Sussex, UK :$cWiley Blackwell,$d2015. 210 4$d?2015 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 279 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-93281-1 311 $a1-118-93280-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Physics of Theism: God, Physics, and the Philosophy of Science; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; I.1 Maps; I.2 Cosmology: Singularity and Creation; I.3 Overview; I.3.1 Science and Religion: Some Preliminaries; I.3.2 Fine-Tuning and Cosmology; I.3.3 Relativity, Time, and Free Will; I.3.4 Divine Action and the Laws of Nature; I.3.5 Naturalisms and Design; I.3.6 Reduction and Emergence; I.3.7 The Philosophy of Science Tool Chest; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Science and Religion: Some Preliminaries; 1.1 Conventional Wisdom; 1.2 History; 1.2.1 Ancient Greece 327 $a1.2.2 Voluntarism and Nominalism 1.2.3 Mechanistic Philosophy; 1.2.4 Experiments and Philosophy; 1.2.5 The Galileo Affair; 1.3 The Structure of Science; 1.3.1 Three Layers; 1.3.2 Change and Suspension; 1.3.3 Religion and Shaping Principles; 1.4 The Relation between Science and Religion; 1.4.1 Conflict/Warfare; 1.4.2 Independent Realms; 1.4.3 Dialogue; 1.4.4 Integration; 1.4.5 Assessment; 1.4.6 Proposal; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Fine-Tuning and Cosmology; 2.1 What Is Fine-Tuning?; 2.2 Examples; 2.2.1 Initial Conditions; 2.2.2 Fixed Parameters; 2.3 No Explanation Needed; 2.3.1 Coincidence 327 $a2.3.2 Weak Anthropic Principle 2.3.3 The Nature of Probability; 2.3.4 Analysis and Replies; 2.4 Naturalistic Explanations; 2.4.1 Future Physics; 2.4.2 Other Forms of Life Possible; 2.4.3 The Multiverse Reply; 2.4.4 Multiverse: The Problems; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Relativity, Time, and Free Will; 3.1 Physics and Freedom; 3.2 STR and the Nature of Time; 3.2.1 The Metaphysics of Time; 3.2.2 Relativity and the Present; 3.2.3 Minkowski Spacetime; 3.2.4 The Block Universe and Free Will; 3.3 Contra the Block Universe; 3.3.1 Relativizing the Present; 3.3.2 Manifold Antirealism 327 $a3.3.3 Before STR: Lorentzian Mechanics 3.3.4 GTR and Cosmic Time; 3.3.5 21st-Century Physics and 3 + 1; 3.4 Two Suggestions from the Philosophy of Science; 3.4.1 Metaphysics and Mathematical Spaces; 3.4.2 Idealizations and Domains of Applicability; 3.4.3 Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Divine Action and the Laws of Nature; 4.1 Divine Intervention(?); 4.2 The Problems with Intervention; 4.2.1 An Incompetent God; 4.2.2 A Capricious or Inconsistent God; 4.2.3 The Problem of Evil; 4.2.4 The God of the Gaps; 4.2.5 Conflicts with Science; 4.3 The Nature of the Laws of Nature 327 $a4.3.1 Regularity versus Necessitarian Laws 4.3.2 Laws and Law Statements; 4.4 Noninterventionist Divine Action; 4.4.1 Avoiding Determinism; 4.4.2 Quantum Indeterminism; 4.4.3 Quantum Mechanics + Chaos; 4.4.4 Related Views; 4.5 QD: Pro and Con; 4.5.1 What Quantum Mechanics Allows; 4.5.2 A Bit More of the Physics; 4.5.3 Collapse Theories; 4.5.4 The Amplification Problem; 4.5.5 Chaos to the Rescue?; 4.6 Noninterventionism: Goring the Sacred Cow; 4.6.1 The Infinite Clockmaker; 4.6.2 Capricious or Inconsistent; 4.6.3 The Problem of Evil; 4.6.4 Intervention Conflicts with Science 327 $a4.6.5 God of the Gaps 330 $aThe Physics of Theism provides a timely, critical analysis of the ways in which physics intertwines with religion. Koperski brings clarity to a range of arguments including the fine-tuning argument, naturalism, the laws of nature, and the controversy over Intelligent Design. A single author text providing unprecedented scope and depth of analysis of key issues within the Philosophy of Religion and the Philosophy of Science Critically analyses the ways in which physics is brought into play in matters of religion Self-contained chapters allow readers to directly access specific areas of interest 606 $aPhysics$xReligious aspects 606 $aTheism 606 $aReligion and science 606 $aScience$xPhilosophy 615 0$aPhysics$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aTheism. 615 0$aReligion and science. 615 0$aScience$xPhilosophy. 676 $a211/.3 700 $aKoperski$b Jeffrey$0925009 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910132328803321 996 $aThe physics of theism$92286207 997 $aUNINA