There is a problem here in that revivalist pseudoscience is used to prove that say the dinosaurs evolved after man did, to prove the genesis creation myth, or that the ancient Indians had nukes, lasers and aircraft.
Denying it all and debunking any connection between religion and science, and ridiculing the people who profess it, kind of helps prevent several deliberate attempts to subvert and replace science with religious dogma. --srs (iPad) On 06-Apr-2013, at 11:04, Carol Upadhya <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Contemporary Studies IISc <[email protected]> > Date: 5 April 2013 18:20 > Subject: Invites you to a talk on "Fundamental and Applied: Religious > Practices in U.S. and Indian Technology";Wednesday 10th April 2013;4:00 pm > To: Raghavendra Gadagkar <[email protected]> > > > Dear All, > > CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY STUDIES > URL: http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/ragh/ccs > > > Invites you to a talk on: > > *Fundamental and Applied: Religious Practices in U.S. and Indian Technology* > *Speaker:* Robert M Geraci > Associate Professor > Religious Studies > Manhattan College, New York > Visiting Scholar > Centre for Contemporary Studies, IISc* > * > > *Day and Date:* Wednesday 10th April 2013 > *Time:* 4:00 pm > *Venue:* CCS Seminar Hall, IISc, Bangalore 560012 > > > All are cordially invited > > Tea/Coffee will be served at 3.30 pm > > > *Abstract:* In the 20th and 21st centuries, debates have raged over the > respective domains of religion and science, often resulting in misguided > attempts to identify how religion and science interact with one another. > Such attempts are misguided in that 1) they are generally too limited in > their explanatory power and 2) they presume that the practices of religion > and the practices of science are separate and thus able to come into > contact with one another as independent entities. In fact, science, > technology, and religion are far more like plies in a length of yarn than > they are like (non?)overlapping circles; therefore, it is pointless to look > for “pure science” or “pure religion.” Examples from apocalyptic dreams of > immortality and resurrection in U.S. technology and the integration of > cultural traditions in Indian technology reveal how religion, science, and > technology are intertwined, pulling one another first one way, then > another. These are not religious ideas appended onto science and > technology, but are perfectly ordinary examples of human scientific > practice. > > -- > *------------------------------------------------- > Centre for Contemporary Studies > Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560012.* > *(Near Health Centre). > Phone: 91-80-2360 6559, **2293 2486 > Chair: Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar** > * > *email: [email protected]* > *URL: ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/ragh/ccs* > > > > -- > > Carol Upadhya > Professor > School of Social Sciences > National Institute of Advanced Studies > Indian Institute of Science Campus > Bangalore 560012 > India > > office: +91 80 2218 5000/ 5141 (ext) > cell: +91(0) 97408 50141 > > [email protected] > [email protected] > > Programme Co-Director, *Provincial Globalisation: The Impact of Reverse > Transnational Flows in India's Regional Towns > * > *http://www.nias.res.in/research-schools-socialsciences-provincial.php* > *http://www.provglo.org/* > <CCS-20130410-Geraci.pdf>
