Judaism, Science, and God

Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann on Judaism, Science and God

Feb 08, 2007

Rabbi David Nelson, author of Judaism, Physics and God: Searching for Sacred Metaphors in a Post-Einstein World (2005), speaks with chemist and Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffman about the relationship between science and religion. Hoffman comments on and attempts to account for the general hostility towards religion from many scientists and explains that, although he is an atheist, he respects the human value and scholarly structures of religious institutions. He elaborates on his personal beliefs and argues that seeing and experiencing the value of religion as a human phenomenon is not reliant on the belief in a literal, metaphysical God. The discussion is followed by questions from the audience.

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