AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion

News & Events: Public Lecture

A fundamental question for philosophy, religion and science is How did Life Arise?" Varying scenarios for life origin include a miraculous event, a natural but unlikely event, and an inevitable natural event, given enough time and the right conditions. The keynote speaker will address how scientists approach the answer to this question. Recent research that explores under what natural environments life might arise, and what challenges and advantages viewing life as a hierarchy of emergent properties poses for philosophy, religion and science, will be discussed.

Keynote speaker:

• Dr. Robert Hazen, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington

Respondent:

• Dr. Jack Haught, Department of Theology, Georgetown University

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