Category: Science
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Mass Consumption: Islam and Lab-Grown Meat
Bill Gates, in an interview with MIT Technology Review this past February, declared that “all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef.” People in rich countries consume more meat, and there is growing concern about how this affects their health and the environment.
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The Importance of Philosophy of Science
To put it in layman’s terms, philosophy of science investigates both the hidden and explicit assumptions we use to derive our scientific conclusions and examines the epistemic and metaphysical claims that various theories make.
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What is Missing at the Heart of the Islam and Science Nexus?
This centuries-old question may have crossed every Muslim’s mind from the late 19th century until recently. However, the answers offered by scholars and activists are varied and at times at odds with one another. This reflects a general lack of understanding of the issue by many parties, all adding to the confusion of an already…
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The Tarasoff Rule and Islamic Psychiatry
In this article, we will discuss the Islamic perspective on mandatory duty-to-warn laws in therapy, also known as the Tarasoff rule, based on Chaleby’s research.
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Scientific Naturalism and the Abortion Debate
Incommensurability, the idea that there is no rational method to weigh claims between two conceptual frameworks, is a core feature of morality today and the source for moral confusion.
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Bitcoin and Technological Progress
The rise of cryptocurrencies in 2017 brought attention to the technology powering them, called “blockchains” or “the blockchain.”
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Gene Editing: The Problem of Progress
Human gene editing poses ethical and moral dilemmas we are unequipped to answer.
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Artificial Intelligence and What It Means To Be Human
You’ve probably seen the videos. A robot walking or crawling around, sensing its environment and figuring out how to do human-like tasks, such as opening doors.
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Why Scientism Shouldn’t Inform Medical Ethics
The ongoing debate regarding the case of Alfie Evans has brought medical ethics once again under the spotlight, with particular scrutiny on the relationship between medical ethics and scientism.