Faith versus fact : why science and religion are incompatible / Jerry A. Coyne.

New York : Viking Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, [2015]

xxii, 311 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index.

The problem -- What's incompatible?. What is science? ; What is religion? ; The incompatibility ; Conflicts of method ; Conflicts of outcome ; Conflicts of philosophy -- Why accommodationism fails. The varieties of accommodationism ; Science versus the supernatural ; What about miracles? ; Three test cases ; Was the evolution of humans inevitable? ; Theological problems with theistic evolution -- Faith strikes back. The new natural theology ; Is science the only "way of knowing"? ; The scientism canard -- Why does it matter?. Child abuse : faith as substitute for medicine ; Suppression of research and vaccination ; Opposition to assisted dying ; Global-warming denialism ; Does faith have any value? ; Can there be dialogue between science and faith?