I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance.
From Richard Dawkins
The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America.
At least the fundamentalists haven't tried to dilute their message. Their faith is exposed for what it is for all to see.
The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun.
My interest in biology was pretty much always on the philosophical side.
It's very likely that most mammals have consciousness, and probably birds, too.
The Bible should be taught, but emphatically not as reality. It is fiction, myth, poetry, anything but reality. As such it needs to be taught because it underlies so much of our literature and our culture.
Science coverage could be improved by the recognition that science is timeless, and therefore science stories should not need to be pegged to an item in the news.
Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics.
Evolution never looks to the future.
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