Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible
- ISBN-10
- 0143108263
- ISBN-13
- 9780143108269
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 311
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Jerry A. Coyne
Description
The best-selling author of Why Evolution Is True discusses the negative role of religion in education, politics, medicine and social policy, explaining how religion cannot provide verifiable or responsible answers to world problems.
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