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A noble conception

Nature Physics volume 5, pages 162–163 (2009)Cite this article

Science can explain many things in the natural world. Although the laws of gravity, the origin of galaxies and the Universe are commonly accepted, the theory of evolution is still questioned by some. There are clear reasons for why that is, and why it need not be so.

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Figure 1: Sir Isaac Newton devising the laws of gravity.

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  1. Michael Shermer is the publisher of Skeptic magazine (www.skeptic.com), 2761 North Marengo Avenue, Altadena, California 91001, USA. He is a monthly columnist for Scientific American, an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University, and the author of Why Darwin Matters (Times Books, 2006). mshermer@skeptic.com,

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