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Evolution in Eastern and Western Religions

Explore the different views on evolution in Eastern and Western religions, and how it shapes their cultures and societies today. Discover the contrasting approaches to the origin of life and the impact on scientific and religious communities.

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Evolution in Eastern and Western Religions

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  1. The Other Side of the World Eastern and Western Religious Views on Evolution Sindhu Raghunandan

  2. Outlook • Questions • What shaped western religion • What shaped eastern religion • Western religious views on evolution • Eastern religious views on evolution • Summary

  3. Questions • Is there a difference between the Eastern and Western Religious approach to Evolution? • If so how does it affect Eastern and Western societies today?

  4. What Shaped Western Culture • Social: • Political: • Religions: • Christianity • Judaism • Islam

  5. What Shaped Eastern Religion • Social: • Political: • Religious • Hinduism • Buddhism • Daoism • Shintoism

  6. Western Religions on Evolution • Christianity • Against Evolution • For Evolution • Judaism • Against Evolution • For Evolution • Islam • Against Evolution • For Evolution

  7. Eastern Religions on Evolution • Hinduism • For Evolution • Against Evolution • Buddhism • For Evolution • Against Evolution • Daoism • For Evolution • Against Evolution

  8. Summary • Eastern Religion is concerned with state of being and evolution of the mind • Western religion is concerned with origin of man as a platform to decide the true authority (religion or evolution) • Eastern religions sometimes isolate themselves from social structures • Eastern religions are much more accommodating of the idea of progression and development • Western cultures are affected today because: for example in fields such as stem cell research, the issue of the origin of life brings up the entire conflict between evolution and religion • whereas in eastern cultures because evolution and religion are seen as quite separate topics, there is no strain between the religious and scientific communities.

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