The faith of biology & the biology of faith
Subtitle: order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science
By: Robert Pollack
Series: Columbia series in science and religion
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Judaism and science; Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects; Natural selection; Free will and determinism; Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects
Other titles: Faith of biology and the biology of faith
Description: "Robert Pollack argues that an alliance between religious faith and science is not necessarily an argument in favor of irrationality: the two can inform each other's visions of the world.".

"Pollack begins by reflecting on the large questions of meaning and purpose - and the difficulty of finding either in the orderly world described by the data of science. Next, the book focuses on matters of free will, from the choice of a scientist to accept evidence to the choice of a religious person to accept a revelation to a patient's loss of free will in medical treatment.

In closing, Pollack considers the promise of genetic medicine in enabling us to glimpse our own future and offers a reconsideration of the possible utility of the so-called placebo effect in curing illness." "Whether refuting a DNA-based biological model of Judaism or discussing the Darwinian concept of the species, Pollack, under the banner of free inquiry, presents a genuine, vital, and well-argued assay of the intersection of science and religion."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-115) and index