Islam, God, and the New Enlightenment

What is science? How credible is modern scientific knowledge? What does science say about the history and nature of the world that we all live in? What is the world-view of the Islamic holy text, The Koran? Is the Koranic world-view compatible with the science-based world-view? Does science have anything to say about the God hypothesis? Is religion helpful or harmful to the progress of human civilization? These profoundly important questions are discussed in this book. Table of...
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What is science? How credible is modern scientific knowledge? What does science say about the history and nature of the world that we all live in? What is the world-view of the Islamic holy text, The Koran? Is the Koranic world-view compatible with the science-based world-view? Does science have anything to say about the God hypothesis? Is religion helpful or harmful to the progress of human civilization? These profoundly important questions are discussed in this book. Table of Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Modern Scientific Method: The Best Tool for Obtaining Objective Truth; Chapter 2: The Universe According to Modern Science; Chapter 3: The Universe According to the Koran; Chapter 4: The "Science Supports Koran" Hypothesis; Chapter 5: God Hypothesis vs. Logic, Reason and Science; Chapter 6: The Moral Values of God; Chapter 7: The Sources of Human Moral Values; Chapter 8: Religion, Secular Humanism and Morality; Chapter 9: Toward A Post-Modern Human Civilization; Chapter 10: The Economic System for a Post-Modern Human Civilization; Chapter 11: Trouble in Paradise; Chapter 12: Eternal Questions of Humanity Answered.