Religious types emphasize that God is the absolute creator of heavens above and earth below, and everything in between; the existence of universe is not just an accident. God paved the way for ...

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Biophysicist Hunter brings rare depth and originality to this analysis of an often-neglected stream of Darwin's thought, illuminating not only the original debates surrounding The Origin of Species, ...

All my life and long before there has been this discrepancy called creation and evolution between science and religion about how we came to be and where we are now. Scientific facts are based on ...

Explore a timeline from the 1600s to today that investigates the themes of the rise of evolution, the challenges to the theory, the battle in the schools, and reconciliation. (Shockwave plug-in ...

U.S. Catholic educators are not changing how science is taught in Catholic schools, even though a prominent Austrian cardinal has said that evolution is incompatible with the teachings of the Roman ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Russians launched the Sputnik satellite into orbit around the earth. This initiated a response to push American students into studying science at an accelerated pace. I was ...

One of the recurring themes in public discussions about major disasters resulting in large-scale losses of life, both natural and human-caused, is the notion that they reflect God's judgment on a ...