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Discuss the role of religion in the world today. Has the supergrowth of science any de-mystifying effect on religion?

  • UPSC 1986
  • Religion and Society

The nineteenth-century founders expected religion to fade as science grew. Religion today is still a mass force, but its roles have shifted. Science has certainly demystified nature, yet it has not demystified the human need for meaning. In places it has even produced re-enchantment.

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  • Role of religion in the world today
  • Has science demystified religion?
  • Yes, in important ways
  • No, or only partly
  • Conclusion

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