SCIENTISTS
RALLY AGAINST CREATIONIST 'SUPERSTITION'
for
Darwin's birthday, reported the UK INDEPENDENT Sunday, 1 June
2008. To read article click INDEPENDENT
CO/NEWS UK.
"The
rise of creationism in Britain to the point where four out
of 10 Britons believe it to be the literal truth - as well
as the idea being taught in state-approved schools - has spread
alarm throughout the scientific community. But this week sees
the start of a concerted fightback, as an 18-month celebration
of evolution and its greatest proponent, Charles Darwin, gets
under way, marking the 150th anniversary of the unveiling
of his theory and the 200th anniversary of his birth. More
details click HERE
People
all over Europe will take part in a mass experiment to discover
evolutionary changes to a species of snail; a major series
of programmes is to be shown by the BBC; several books are
to be published; and the Open University plans a new course
on the subject. Dr Bob Bloomfield, head of special projects
at the museum and a key figure in the "Darwin200"
project, said he was concerned by the prevalence of creationist
ideas.
"The statistics in this country are quite frightening.
If you add up the percentages that either believe in creationism
or intelligent design, it is approaching 40 per cent,"
he said. "I don't think society can be complacent when
ideas which are unsound
are perpetrated. We are trying not to compromise people's
faith views, other than where they are absolutely inconsistent
with
science."
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