Theology and Science ( IF 0.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-05 , DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2021.1944501 Hansjörg Hemminger
ABSTRACT
The paper discusses the definitions of “co-evolution” in biology and in scientific theories of religious evolution as an example for their use of biological terms. Sometimes this use is motivated by the vision of a general theory of macro-level evolution. There is a valid analogy between the co-evolution of biological species and “gene-culture co-evolution” in religious evolution. But the analogy does not refer to identical processes, and it might turn into a mere metaphor. This conclusion pertains to other terms describing religious evolution in correspondence to evolutionary biology.
中文翻译:
恰当的类比和误导性的比喻:宗教进化科学理论中的“共同进化”和其他生物学术语
摘要
该论文讨论了生物学和宗教进化科学理论中“共同进化”的定义,作为他们使用生物学术语的一个例子。有时,这种用途的动机是宏观层面进化的一般理论的愿景。生物物种的共同进化与宗教进化中的“基因-文化共同进化”之间有一个有效的类比。但是这个类比并不是指相同的过程,它可能会变成一个简单的比喻。该结论与描述与进化生物学相对应的宗教进化的其他术语有关。