Abstract

BERMUDEZ VARGAS, Juan José  and  CASTILLO RODRIGUEZ, Rodrigo. About the Malleability of Beliefs in the Scientific Community. Humanidades [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.2, pp.136-148. ISSN 2215-3934.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/h.v11i2.47316.

The aim of this essay is to study the influence of external conditions close to a scientific community over the personal beliefs that those who are part of it tend to hold. A historical approach is given on the subject, first, starting from the origin of religions in ancient civilizations, second, commenting the impact of determinism driven by Newtonian mechanics, and, finally, highlighting a return to mysticism caused by the lack of a complete interpretation of quantum mechanics. It is concluded that there exists a significant correlation between the state of science in a particular time period and the beliefs held by the members of the scientific community associated with that period.

Keywords : science; religion; mysticism; atheism.

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