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An upsurge in fundamentalism is seriously threatening the role of science in shaping the modern world, Britain's most senior scientist will warn today.
In a valedictory speech to mark the end of his five year presidency of the Royal Society, Lord May of Oxford will claim that fundamentalist thought in all its guises, from religious beliefs to the ideologies of green lobby groups, is skewing debates over some of the most pressing issues facing humanity, such as climate change and emerging diseases.

Such is the influence of groups that ignore or misinterpret scientific evidence, that the core values that underpinned the Enlightenment and led to "free, open, unprejudiced, uninhibited questioning and inquiry, individual liberty and separation of church and state" are being eroded, Lord May believes.

In his address to the society, titled Threats to Tomorrow's World, Lord May will criticise groups for putting their own traditions, unsupported beliefs and dogmas above scientific evidence. "Fundamentalism doesn't necessarily derive from sacred texts. It's where a belief trumps a fact and refuses to confront the facts.


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 2005/11/30 12:20Profile
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In a valedictory speech to mark the end of his five year presidency of the Royal Society, Lord May of Oxford will claim that fundamentalist thought in all its guises..is skewing debates over some of the most pressing issues facing humanity.



It is interesting how science sees itself as the final authority of all that is real and true...I wonder if Lord May really does comprehend the danger of "fundamentalist thought in all it's guises", including his own ideas.

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Mike Compton

 2005/11/30 13:56Profile
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[size=xx-small]I wonder if Lord May really does comprehend the danger of "fundamentalist thought in all it's guises", including his own ideas. [/size]


Agreed brother,

Let's see this scientific proof of evolution.


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Martin Millette

 2005/11/30 15:03Profile









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Quote: "Let's see this scientific proof of evolution."

Here's a couple of places for you to start with.

http://www.becominghuman.org/

http://books.nap.edu/html/creationism/

Bub

Here's an interesting comparison of Creationism and Evolutionary Science

http://www.calvin.edu/~lhaarsma/greentree.html

 2005/11/30 15:30
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checked out the 'becominghuman' site, it's a bit out of date, they still think Lucy was an ancester of ours http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v12/i3/lucy.asp shows how 'she' wasn't. This appears to be the only proof they put forward in a cleverly made presentation that gives lots of ideas and beliefs but no real substance. I guess that is how they convince people, big words that cover up the lack of evidence. Ever noticed how each peace of 'evidence' for evolution eventually fades away as it is more closely examined. Of course by then they have 'new overwhelming evidence' that will share the same fate in a few years.
Keep trying. ;-)


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