“But I don’t hold with the idea that man is just a higher animal,” I was saying. “I think you’re right,” Mr. Magundi agreed. “Maybe instead of seeing humans as higher animals, we’d be better off thinking of animals as … Continue reading
“I’ve heard it called a ‘God of the gaps’ argument,” I was saying. “He thinks there are some things science can’t explain, and that’s what proves there is a God.” “If I were a theologian,” Mr. Magundi replied, “I’d never … Continue reading
“Otherwise,” I said, “you end up with something like Lysenko, and that’s the end of science.” “Lysenko was a tyrant and an ignoramus,” said Mr. Magundi, “and the damage he did to biology in the Soviet Union—to say nothing of … Continue reading
