Hello,
I'll give a quote from a letter in a newspaper
in Norway.
"Among American scientists today there is
a great division in the approach to the question
about the origin of life and the complexity of nature".
This doesn't initially seem to be a serious statement, but I
think the meaning is that the scientists in USA
are divided about the issue of evolution. I assume this
since the whole letter is an anti-evolutionist argument.
So my questions to you Americans are this.
Are the American scientists divided in the issue of evolution ?
Are there any statistical figures about how many scientists -
let's say in geology, biology, paleontology or other diciplines -
that are supportive of evolution. Evolution is here understood in
very broad terms. I am here thinking about scientists that hold
PhD degrees and work at accredited universities, colleges or
research institutions. I know that scientists may disagree about
details, but do they agree about the main aspects of the theory
or evolution ?
My guess is that the number of scientists supporting evolution
is very high - maybe more than 95%. Thus I think that the statement
in the newspaper is wrong.
But if we take this statement from the newspaper more literal.
Is there a great division in the approach to origins of life studies
or the study of the complexity of nature,
and if so - how would that count for or against evolution ?
Regards from Inge
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