Dimensions
110 x 176 x 6mm
Can we take Darwin's theory of evolution as a confirmed scientific fact? Contrary to myth, the famed Scopes monkey trials of 1925 failed to establish the truth of science and the falsehood of creationism. Biblical literalism has now returned with renewed vigour in the guise of creation science. Fundamentalists are demanding that fact-based education should teach both evolution and creationism.
Should we dismiss creation science as an irrelevant myth? Has evolution itself been turned into a new fundamentalist theology, a useful ploy to police orthodoxy in science? Is religious bigotry matched by scientific bigotry, bad religion by bad science? This book argues that there are important issues lurking behind the simplistic headlines.
