Science and religion versus scientism

Science and religion versus scientismAn acclaimed author, speaker and theologian, Robert Barron is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the founder of the global ministry Word on Fire. He is the creator and host of the 10-part TV series Catholicism, and serves as the Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein. He the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Lecture on ‘Evangelizing the Culture’ at Elmhurst College (Chicago – Illinois, USA), Wednesday, February 8. In this 12 minutes excerpt, Fr. Barron debunks the myth that Religion and Science are mortal enemies. Scientism, the belief that one can explain everything by means of the scientific method, appears to be itself logical incoherent. How would you scientifically test that presumption? Click on ‘more’ to watch this video (12 minutes)

 


For full talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlps1S…,

 

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