Science, Religion and the Teaching of Evolution

Abstract

This essay discusses the relationship between science and religion, specifically the controversy elicited by an article by the philosopher Thomas Nagel, criticizing the scientific establishment for ruling out intelligent design as beyond discussion. He also criticizes the judge's decision in Kitzmiller vs. Dover, ruling out discussion of intelligent design in science classrooms in public schools. A defense of the thesis of Stephen J. Gould that science and religion represent nonoverlapping magesteria (NOMA) is presented.

This paper was written in 2010 and posted on the author's webpage. It is being posted at this time (2017) in order to provide wider dissemination