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Article: Metaphysics
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Metaphysics
The term
metaphysics
refers to the study of things that are removed from sense perception. Modern metaphysics studies the kind of things that exist and the way they exist.
In the dialogue of science and religion,
metaphysics, science,
and
religion
do not necessarily refer to separate endeavors that need relating. Religious faith, for example, can be pervasive so that nature is seen as divine creation and science as a form of worship. Neither do the terms refer to universal bodies of knowledge and belief independent of context. Metaphysics has affected the dialogue between science and religion. These effects have depended on the content of metaphysics and on whether it ...