The Michael Reiss saga should not be quickly forgotten. His enforced resignation as the Royal Society’s Director of Education in September 2008 was a blot on the history of the Royal Society (see here and here). Yet, after two years, few changes are apparent: Reiss continues to publish his “worldview” perspective on handling creationism in science education (see here) and Royal Society Fellows have continued to talk about irresolvable conflicts at the science/religion interface. It is encouraging, therefore, to find Sylvia Baker formulating a coherent analysis of the conflict and proposing a research agenda to inform future discussion of the issues.
“The controversy, resulting as it did in such serious consequences, raises many issues and concerns. This article will seek to address three of them. First will be considered the subject of the controversy, the teaching of creationism in science classes, second, the status and influence of such bodies as the Royal Society within the science community of the United Kingdom, and third, the question of to what extent the end result was obtained, not by impartial considerations, but rather by an atheistic agenda.”
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