Creationism
The Historical Background
The quote above from one of the preeminent biologists of our time shows clearly how reason is retreating in the face of dogmatic religious fervor.
The influential Christian theologian, Augustine, wrote in the fourth century that "Nothing is to be accepted save on the authority of Scripture, since that authority is greater than all the powers of the human mind." And so it was. The vast majority of Christendom, including scientists of …
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…establishing.
We all, religionist and humanist alike, gain more than we lose by learning critical thinking skills, educating our children and accepting secularism as a basis for our government. In the end, we all gain by it.
The Blind Watchmaker: Why The Evidence of Evolution Reveals A Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins is
In The Beginning: A Scientist Shows Why the Creationists Are Wrong by Chris McGowan
The Creationists by Ronald Numbers
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