The Diversity of Nonreligion

Quack, Johannes; Schuh, Cora; Kind, Susanne

doi:10.4324/9780429196799

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“…Secularity occupies a broad spectrum, ranging from the condition of simply not recognizing it to having a full philosophical foundation. No simple division can differentiate between religious and nonreligious positions because these labels are bound up in complex social dynamics (Quack et al, 2019). Atheists deny the existence of divinity of any kind, while agnostics argue that the question of the existence of divinity or the meaning and consequences of divine existence is epistemologically impossible.…”

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“…Alternative secular voices are now often seen in Indonesia as the anti-thesis of religious conservatives, both of whom were silenced during the New Order (Sarhindi, 2017;Schäfer, 2016). The position of secularism has various different forms in the spectrum of perspectives on religion, from apathy on the one hand to harsh criticism on the other (Quack et al, 2019). In response to the growth of secularism in Indonesia, a study of the secular population is needed so that they are not left behind in the policy formulation process (Hidayah, 2012;Madung, 2021).…”

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Non-ideal Critical Realism Analysis on the Ethical Positions of Secular Doctors Towards Human Genome Editing

Adiputra,

Tjahyadi,

Padmawati

2023

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Human genome editing could be used to improve human intelligence, appearance, and physical strength. The ethical issues posed by the technology are causing public concern. Secularism views efforts to find moral truth do not depend on supernatural authority. The existence of a secular minority in Indonesia is considered an anomaly in public discourse and is left behind in the morally critical policy-making deliberations on genome editing regulations. The research explored Indonesian secular doctor’s view of human genome editing. This qualitative research used a non-ideal critical realism approach through in-depth interviews and literature review. Secular doctors say that human genomic editing has no different weight from other artificial selection. After conducting a risk-benefit analysis through moral calculus, secular doctors generally have positions and attitudes that support the research and implementation of human genomic editing technology.

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Non-ideal Critical Realism Analysis on the Ethical Positions of Secular Doctors Towards Human Genome Editing

Adiputra,

Tjahyadi,

Padmawati

2023

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“…NRSS grew out of the insight that processes of secularisation do not involve – as the sociology of religion once suggested – the ‘falling away’ of religion but distinctive formations that are worthy of study. One strand of research involves using relational methods (Quack et al., 2019) to examine how people define themselves in contradistinction to an imagined conception of ‘religion’. Alongside this ‘negative’ approach, the field also maps ‘existential cultures’ (Lee, 2015) that promote nonreligious systems of meaning or purpose.…”

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What science means to me: Understanding personal identification with (evolutionary) science using the sociology of (non)religion

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Within science and technology studies, there is an established tradition of examining publics’ knowledge of, trust in, access to and engagement with science, but less attention has been paid to whether and why publics identify with science. While this is understandable given the field’s interest in bridging gaps between publics and producers of scientific knowledge, it leaves unanswered questions about how science forms part of people’s worldviews and fits into cultural politics and conflict. Based on 123 interviews and 16 focus groups with mixed religious and nonreligious publics and scientists in the United Kingdom and Canada, this article utilises approaches from the sociology of (non)religion to delineate varieties of science identification. It maps out ‘practical’, ‘norm-based’, ‘civilisational’ and ‘existential’ identifications and explores how these interrelate with people’s social characteristics. The article illustrates how science identification is typically dependent on a constellation of cultural/political influences rather than just emerging out of interest in science.

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