Why Being Right Doesn’t Make You Good: The Representation of Science and Religion in South Park
Edward Thomas Bankes
Abstract:Recent scholarship, particularly within the sphere of science communication, has sought to provide an empirical map of the relationship between science and religion, often seeking to explain the persistence of religious belief and practice within a technoscientific world. The framing of science and religion in this context often presumes that the social relevance of both science and religion lies primarily in the epistemic claims both make about the natural world and can be captured through explicit discussion… Show more
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