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Evolution issue 'stirs emotions all over country,' says biologist
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) -- Prominent Catholic cell biologist Kenneth Miller called for insistence on rigorous science and a clear distinction between science and a scientist's personal opinions as he helped open a Darwin conference Nov. 1 at the University of Notre Dame. Miller, a leading advocate for the compatibility of evolutionary science and religious faith and a leading opponent of nonscientific attacks on evolution in American education, said the battle for science continues despite a long string of court, legislative and election victories. "Evolution is an issue that divides Americans," he said, showing a map that indicated local anti-evolution activity in almost every state. "We have to come out of the classroom, out of the laboratory. If we do, the American people will choose science every time," he said. His talk, "Darwin, God and Design: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul," was the first public lecture at the three-day conference on "Darwin in the 21st Century: Nature, Humanity and God."
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