Tuesday 26 May 2009

Lost in the maelstrom

In the ‘two cultures’ war, science has won out over the humanities. Science’s new rival is religion, and a new war rages: that between creationists and evolutionists. But this battle is futile. It is the humanities, not the sciences, which have the wherewithal to challenge blind faith. But to do this, the humanities must regain their value in our culture.

The New Humanist
Volume 124 Issue 2 March/April 2009

Read the article here.

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