RELI 264 - Controversies in Science, Technology & Religion

1 unit(s)

(Same as STS 264) This course introduces students to new and controversial topics in the study of religion, science, technology and spirituality. We examine controversial issues such as evolution/creation, artificial intelligence, science fiction as spirituality, religious and secular views of the mind, issues in biomedical ethics such as cloning, the neurology of religious experience, technologically-mediated spirituality, pseudo-science and parapsychology. Christopher White.

Two 75-minute periods.

Not offered in 2024/25.

Course Format: CLS