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Muslim cultures are often enthusiastic about
technology, but as a result of a reluctance to
separate science from religion, they are resistant
to modern scientific views of the world. Modern
Muslims, no less than fundamentalist Christians,
feel a need to respond to the tendency of modern
science to cast doubt on supernatural realities, so
states Prof. Taner Edis in his new book,
An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in
Islam.
Conservative Muslims are distorting science to
support traditional beliefs, endorsing creationism,
or attempting to find modern science prophesied in
the Quran, while more moderate Muslims move toward
more metaphorical interpretations but have less
power. Even liberals hesitate to separate science
from religion. Some even try to "Islamicize
science."
Prof. Edis, who was born in Istanbul of Turkish and
American parents, holds a Ph.D. in physics from
Johns Hopkins University. He has written and spoken
frequently on religious and paranormal claims.
Copies of his books will be available for sale and
signing.
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