Science or Religion or Both?

A website produced by the LASAR (Learning about Science and Religion) Project at the University of Reading and the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

NEWS FOR TEACHERS

Fortnightly Update:

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CPD and COURSES

>>> Our CPD days at the University of Reading include how to run effective discussions on ‘hot topics’ details here

Robots, God and Free Will: FREE event for schools in September – more details here

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ABOUT THIS SITE

Science or religion or both?

‘Does the Big Bang Theory rule out Creation?’ ‘Why does life exist?’ ‘Can a scientist believe in miracles?’ On this site, these questions and more are answered by some top scientists. See what you think about what they say.

TASTERS

Not sure where to start? Here are some suggestions:

Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?

Scientist, Professor Colin Humphreys explains – here

Time travel, black holes and more!

Discover whether a time machine could be yours soon.

How fast are your reactions?

Play Pancake Shoot and test the speed of your reactions.

Why do Natural Disasters Happen?

Professor Bob White, a Christian and Volcanologist responds to the question: Why do Natural Disasters Happen?

A high speed tour

‘Our Favourite Bits’ has a high-speed tour of the science-religion debate.

RS Year 7

Discover what happens when you put sweets into coke ... and follow the Creation sleuths on their quest to find out how the Universe began.

RS Year 8

What if you're asked a question and you know the answer, but if you say it, it will cost you your life. That’s the situation that Galileo found himself in.

RS Year 9

Darwin said that humans and apes are from the same gr-gr-gr-gr….great grandparents. Can you have God and evolution?

RE Year 10-11

There’s plenty of evidence for the Big Bang theory, but is there any evidence that God created the Universe?

Science Year 7-9

This is the pill-cam – a camera so small that you can swallow it. Why would you want to and what happens to the camera in the end?

Science Year 10-11

You’ve heard that the universe began with a bang. But what does that mean? We give you the lowdown on the story of the universe from time = zero.

FaradaySchools is produced by the LASAR (Learning about Science and Religion) Project at the University of Reading and the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge

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