Project Gutenberg 2005-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 154 Romanes, George John 1848 1894 Romanes, G.-J. Romanes, George J. Romanes, G. J. Gore, Charles 1853 1932 Gore, C. (Charles) Thoughts on Religion Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Thoughts on Religion" by George John Romanes is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores the relationship between science and religion, examining how scientific advancements have influenced and challenged religious beliefs over time. Romanes, a prominent biologist, engages deeply with metaphysical and theological questions surrounding the existence of God and the nature of belief in a higher power. The opening of the book introduces the primary themes: the conflict and dialogue between scientific reasoning and religious faith. Romanes sets the stage by addressing the historical dominance of religion as a framework for understanding existence and how this paradigm has evolved with the advent of scientific inquiry. He outlines the trajectory of his thoughts in enumerating the ways in which science has posed challenges to traditional religious views, particularly regarding the concept of design in nature. The discussion anticipates a sophisticated exploration of the implications of evolving thought for both science and religion, emphasizing an inquiry into the underlying causes of observed phenomena, whether they be natural or divine in origin. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Religion and science BL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 329004 2025-08-07T09:23:21.044311 text/html 328306 2020-12-12T18:57:04 text/html 187833 2025-08-07T09:23:28.145271 application/epub+zip 191060 2025-08-07T09:23:23.913293 application/epub+zip 176941 2025-08-07T09:23:22.751306 application/epub+zip 367588 2025-08-07T09:23:31.257286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340567 2025-08-07T09:23:27.402284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313020 2022-09-08T08:24:27.965361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296740 2025-08-07T09:23:20.516346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296529 2020-12-12T18:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296577 2020-12-12T18:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21154 2025-08-07T09:23:31.394263 application/rdf+xml 13501 2025-08-07T09:23:23.260280 image/jpeg 3358 2025-08-07T09:23:23.003309 image/jpeg 105141 2020-12-12T18:57:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 110988 2020-12-12T18:57:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 105096 2020-12-12T18:57:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 181912 2025-08-07T09:23:21.068339 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia