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Kenneth R, Miller, Only a Theory
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Thursday Jan 8, 2009 (7pm)
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Although Chicagoans know better, 42% of the US adult population doesn't believe in evolution. For these confused souls, despite the scientific community's nearly universal consensus, Darwin's theory of natural selection is just a suggestion — and a "godless" threat to their religious beliefs. For Brown University biology professor (and devout Catholic) Kenneth R. Miller — a leading critic of creationism and its bastard kin, "intelligent" design — this anti-science ideology is not only bad for science and the marketplace of ideas, but it also threatens to unravel America's future. Tonight, Miller (a Colbert Report fave) discusses the evolution debate in America and his book Only a Theory? Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul.
