La scienza fa parte della nostra cultura? Qual è il futuro della ricerca nel nostro Paese? Intervenuto al Meet Me Tonight di Milano, Silvio Garattini, fondatore e direttore dell'Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", in questa intervista al direttore di Scienza in Rete Luca Carra lancia un appello: bisogna credere nella ricerca e nel merito, per il bene del nostro paese.
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.
