title: Modern sciences in religious Iran: An assessment of the educated Iranians’ attitude toward biological evolution
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metadata.value: Masigol, Hossein
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metadata.value: Tumanian, Tigran G.
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metadata.value: Azadegan, Ebrahim
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2022-08-25T19:40:33Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2022-08-25T19:40:33Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2022-03
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metadata.value: Masigol H., Tumanian T. G., Azadegan E. Modern sciences in religious Iran: An assessment of the educated Iranians’ attitude toward biological evolution. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 2022, vol. 38, issue 1, pp. 110–121.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2022.109
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/37487
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metadata.value: It is often assumed that there is a confrontation between science and Islam, especially in religious
  communities. Biological evolution is often one of the constant sources of contention
  due to its metaphysical implications. Although there are some empirical data showing low
  acceptance of evolution and understanding its basic principles in Sunni-majority countries,
  there has been a categorical lack of data about Iran as the most influential Shiite-majority
  state. Therefore, in order to reach a better understanding of the culture and world-view of
  Iranians, we implemented two established questionnaires and phone interviews to assess
  educated Iranians’ attitude toward evolution. We reach an important conclusion, which is
  supported by extensive quantitative data obtained from two separate questionnaires, that
  most Iranians accept both underlying principles as well as controversial topics such as human
  evolution in a striking rate. Additionally, key concepts of evolution were greatly understood
  by a large fraction of our participants. Finally, the research exhibited that Iranians
  did not consider evolution and their religious belief system as two rival systems, regardless
  of identifying themselves as religious or non-religious individuals. To investigate the reason
  for this cultural phenomenon that is unique among major Islamic countries, we suggest
  that it is due to three reasons. Central national education system implementing evolutionary
  science at both high school and university levels, explosive accessibility of academic
  atmosphere for the public, and more science-friendly interpretation of Islam are thought to
  be responsible factors for such a high level of acceptance and understanding. This study has
  crucial implications for revisiting the nature of Science-Islam interaction among various
  Muslim communities, Shiite Iranians included.
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metadata.value: This research has been done under the grant for Sharif — Saint Petersburg cultural studies. We
  would like to thank both Sharif University of Technology and Saint Petersburg State University for providing
  us the opportunity to work jointly on Iranian culture and philosophy.
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metadata.value: en
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies;Volume 38; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: science and Islam
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: evolution acceptance
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Iran
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: evolution and religion
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Modern sciences in religious Iran: An assessment of the educated Iranians’ attitude toward biological evolution
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metadata.value: Article
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