Which elements of the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes were unusual?
I attached the assigned readings for the questions below-
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1) Which elements of the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes were unusual? Why were they unusual? Why did the trial draw so much media attention?
2) What was one preconception you had that was uncomfortably challenged by the assigned readings? What was one preconception that was pleasantly challenged? Explain your answers.
3) Which of Richard Dawkins’ arguments did you find the most and least compelling? Explain your answer.
4) To what extent did Pope John Paul II find evolution compatible with Catholic teaching?
5) There is a humorous memetic image of Jesus holding a baby velociraptor (attached) that has been circulating online for years. In the original image, Jesus is holding a lamb (also attached). Without searching for information about these images, what do you think was the original, intended message underlying this meme? Why? Regardless of the original meaning, what are some other ways in which this meme could be interpreted? (fun fact: the term ‘meme’ was coined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene.)
Required reading:
Ferngren (2017): Science and religion: A Historical Introduction
– Chapter 19: The Scopes Trial
Hitt (1996): On Earth as it is in Heaven
John Paul II (1997): The Pope’s Message on Evolution and Four Commentaries
Dawkins (2006): The God Delusion
– Chapter 4: Why there almost certainly is no God (pp 71 – 101)
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