Circa 200 persone (scienziati ed esperti nucleari) di una quarantina di Paesi hanno partecipato alla Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs che trae il nome dal villaggio in cui si tenne la prima riunione nel 1957, in seguito all'appello-manifesto di due anni prima lanciato da personalità eminenti come Albert Einstein e Bertrand Russell. Pubblichiamo il testo integrale del documento approvato.
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The demonstration of God's existence on scientific and mathematical grounds is a topic that, after captivating thinkers like Anselm and Gödel, reappears in the recent book by Bolloré and Bonnassies. However, the book makes a completely inadequate use of science and falls into the logical error common to all arguments in support of so-called "intelligent design."
In the image: detail from *The Creation of Adam* by Michelangelo. Credits: Wikimedia Commons. License: public domain
The demonstration of God's existence on rational grounds is a subject tackled by intellectual giants, from Anselm of Canterbury to Gödel, including Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Leibniz, and Kant. However, as is well known, these arguments are not conclusive. It is not surprising, then, that this old problem, evidently poorly posed, periodically resurfaces.
