Thursday, July 14, 2005
A Scientist's Faith
"Children who are not taught science, who are taught biblical information as if it were science, suffer enormously," Lane said. "We know that the whole foundation of biology is Darwinian evolution as it has been revised through the years based on scientific findings. It's the whole foundation of basic biology, including medical research and all the treatments that cure people.
"It's important for scientists to get that story out to parents. Evolution is very important to their children and their children's children."
"It's important for scientists to get that story out to parents. Evolution is very important to their children and their children's children."
--Neal Lane a professor of physics at Rice University and former director of the National Science Foundation
Read more in this this column by Jim Spencer in the Denver Post.
