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Letter: Richard Dawkins on the Royal Society row | New Scientist

Posted by Margaret on Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008

DawkinsRichardThe Reverend Michael Reiss, the Royal Society’s Director of Education, is in trouble because of his views on the teaching of creationism. Although I disagree with him, what he actually said at the British Association is not obviously silly like creationism itself, nor is it a self-evidently inappropriate stance for the Royal Society to take. Scientists divide into two camps over this issue: the accommodationists, who ‘respect’ creationists while disagreeing with them; and the rest of us, who see no reason to respect ignorance or stupidity.

Letter: Richard Dawkins on the Royal Society row – opinion – 16 September 2008 – New Scientist.

Where do you stand? I’m with Dawkins.

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