ELFT HÍRADÓ

[finthus AT otthon.lutheran.hu]

2002. marc 13-n este 20.00-kor 

"Cosmology and the Role of Presuppositions in Science" 
 
cimmel 

David A. Van Baak (Calvin College, USA) fizikus-teologus tart eloadast 

a Luther Otthonban (Evangelikus Egyhaz Foiskolai es Egyetemi Kollegiuma, 1138 
Budapest Vizafogo u. 2-4., a Forgacs utcai metromegallonal) 

Az eloadas soran tolmacsolas is lesz. 

Sok szeretettel varunk mindenkit.

Fintha Attila
mentor

A rovid angol nyelvu osszefoglalo: 

Of all the fields of human knowledge, mathematics and the 
natural science are those that are most often assumed to be universal, value-
free, obligatory, and independent of pre-suppositions and prejudices. In 
these 
fields, if any, one 
may hope that all scholars will necessarily be constrained 
by reason and evidence to reach a consistent set of conclusions. While vast 
amounts of the content of the sciences do indeed reveal this kind of 
convergence, there are interesting areas in which consensus is not achieved, 
and may never be achieved. 
In this lecture, I will explore those places in the 
natural sciences where essential disagreements persist, and illustrate in the 
field of cosmology the reasons for the disagreements. In particular, I will 
describe the role of 
presuppositions, and extra-scientific assumptions, in 
motivating theories about the character and origin of the universe. This talk 
is intended for a general audience of persons interested in science.