"MUST SCIENCE DECLARE AN HOLY WAR ON RELIGION?"

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WHAT’S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 14 Aug 09 Washington, DC

On Tuesday, 12 Aug 09, the Los Angeles Times ran an opinion piece by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirschenbaum with the provocative title, "Must science declare a holy war on religion?" They contrast the "in your face" style of Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, to the strategy of the National Center for Science Education, which simply focuses on getting the facts right in public science education. I love them both. Mooney and Kirschenbaum, have just published, "Unscientific America: How scientific illiteracy threatens our future," (Basic Books). They take C.P. Snow's admonition that "we require a common culture in which science is an essential component," one step further. "Science itself," they conclude, "must become the common culture." Good idea, how do we get there?

Robert Park