Science: Divine Modesty

Although scientists are commonly labeled as a class of atheists and agnostics, a great many of them, as a matter of fact, retain the major tenets of the religion in which they were reared. It is not uncommon to hear a scientist speaking on evolution—if indeed one is in the habit of being present at such occasions—begin his lecture with such words as these: "Evolution, with the body of scientific data which now supports it, is no longer a theory, but is an established fact in regard to life. It is not to...

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