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welcome to 21a.213 religion and science: ideas of the world order

this subject meets tues. and thurs. 2:30-4:00 in room 24-402.

for the first meeting on weds. feb. 7, come to class having thought some about what you would like to get out of the semester.

  • what questions would you like to discuss?
  • what do you want to learn about?
  • what do you want to do in the class; how would you like to be assessed?
  • what do you think religion is?
  • what do you think science is?
  • how do you think religion and science are alike, are different?


we have an email class-list (21a.213-students), and a "chat room" where we can interact on topics of interest.

textbooks for this subject are listed on the syllabus, and are available at the harvard divinity school bookstore, at 14 divinity ave., off kirkland st. (HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL BOOKSTORE )

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for those wanting to use the 21a.213 chat space, i am attaching instructions here for how to use it. 

We have created an MIT Forums course discussion folder as requested.

   Discussion Folder:	21a.213
   Host:		arthurs 

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Instructor access
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To log in to MIT Forums and enter your discussion folder:

1. Go to http://forums.mit.edu/
2. Select "Academic Conference"
3. Log in according to the instructions on the Web page
   by clicking the "Go!" button next to the correct category.
4. Enter your Netscape certificate password when prompted.
5  On the next screen select Course 21
6. Select 21a.213 and you will be in your discussion folder!

Student access
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Students using the discussion folder should:

1. Go to http://forums.mit.edu/
2. Select "Academic Conference"
3. The first time they enter the Forum, students need to register.
   * Selecting "Academic Conference" will take them to the "Quick Login"
     page. 
   * Choose the first option: users with "username@mit.edu" email 
     addresses.
   * The registration process requires that each student have an MIT
     certificate. (A student who does not have one can obtain it
     through a link on the Quick Login page.)
4. Subsequent visits to the Forum will not require registration;
   the above process will be skipped, and the student will proceed
   directly to the list of course numbers. Select Course 21.
5. On the next screen, select 21a.213 to reach the discussion
   folder.

Student privacy
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MIT's Student Information Policy provides that the names of students 
enrolled in a given class is part of the confidential student record. 
Forums, however, are by default open to all registered users (those 
with username@mit.edu email addresses), which makes student names 
associated with the class available to all within the MIT community. 

As soon as you know that all students have registered, and before 
beginning any postings to the forum, you should limit access only to 
authorized participants in the forum. If that is not practical, students 
should be informed that their full names (not Athena login names) will be 
made public through the forum, and given the option not to participate. 
(See especially section 7.2 of the Student Information Policy for a 
discussion of forums.)

Instructions on how to control access to MIT Forums discussions are 
posted at:

	http://web.mit.edu/webcrossing/www/acadhost.html#setting_access

For information and help
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User documentation for MIT Forums discussions can be accessed by 
clicking on the "need help?" link in the sidebar on the lefthand 
side of the Forums screens.

Guidelines on Hosting an MIT Forums discussion are at:

	http://web.mit.edu/webcrossing/www/acadhost.html

Information about MIT certificates can be found at:

	http://web.mit.edu/is/help/cert/

MIT's Student Information Policy is located at:

	http://web.mit.edu/policies/sip.html

Questions or comments about MIT Forums Academic conferences can 
be sent to the Faculty Liaisons either by clicking on the "email 
to sysop" button on the bottom of the Forums screen, sending 
email to f_l@mit.edu, or by phoning ext. 3-0115.  


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			    Faculty Liaisons
			      f_l@mit.edu
			        N42-040
				x3-0115

    Craig Counterman      Jean Foster      Abby Fox      Rich Garcia

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here are some useful readings suggested by various students and visitors:


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