Creationism in the UK
The Education Guardian is reporting that Creationism is on the rise in the UK. Regular visitors will be unsurprised to learn that I think this to be a Bad Thing! However, one interesting aspect of this is that the Royal Society (the original scientific society) has decided that it needs to mount an educational effort to let people know the true state of affairs in science. One aspect of this is a forthcoming public lecture entitled (provocatively) Why Creationism is wrong. And this is well and good, but they’ve made an unfortunate mistake. They’ve asked Professor Steve Jones to give the talk. Now, I can understand why – he’s a gifted communicator of science and an expert in evolutionary theory. However, he’s not talking from within a faith community. It would have been better, I think, to find someone who could do that; someone who is Christian or Muslim (for Creationists are found in both religions, and elsewhere) and yet can communicate the science well also. It’s not like we’re short of scientists with faith…
pax et bonum
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