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Myth 20. That the Scopes Trial Ended in Defeat for Antievolutionism
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Edward Larson
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- Myth 1. That the Rise of Christianity Was Responsible for the Demise of Ancient Science 8
- Myth 2. That the Medieval Christian Church Suppressed the Growth of Science 19
- Myth 3. That Medieval Christians Taught That the Earth Was Flat 28
- Myth 4. That Medieval Islamic Culture Was Inhospitable to Science 35
- Myth 5. That the Medieval Church Prohibited Human Dissection 43
- Myth 6. That Copernicanism Demoted Humans from the Center of the Cosmos 50
- Myth 7. That Giordano Bruno Was the First Martyr of Modern Science 59
- Myth 8. That Galileo Was Imprisoned and Tortured for Advocating Copernicanism 68
- Myth 9. That Christianity Gave Birth to Modern Science 79
- Myth 10. That the Scientific Revolution Liberated Science from Religion 90
- Myth 11. That Catholics Did Not Contribute to the Scientific Revolution 99
- Myth 12. That René Descartes Originated the Mind- Body Distinction 107
- Myth 13. That Isaac Newton’s Mechanistic Cosmology Eliminated the Need for God 115
- Myth 14. That the Church Denounced Anesthesia in Childbirth on Biblical Grounds 123
- Myth 15. That the Theory of Organic Evolution Is Based on Circular Reasoning 131
- Myth 16. That Evolution Destroyed Darwin’s Faith in Christianity—Until He Reconverted on His Deathbed 142
- Myth 17. That Huxley Defeated Wilberforce in Their Debate over Evolution and Religion 152
- Myth 18. That Darwin Destroyed Natural Theology 161
- Myth 19. That Darwin and Haeckel Were Complicit in Nazi Biology 170
- Myth 20. That the Scopes Trial Ended in Defeat for Antievolutionism 178
- Myth 21. That Einstein Believed in a Personal God 187
- Myth 22. That Quantum Physics Demonstrated the Doctrine of Free Will 196
- Myth 23. That “Intelligent Design” Represents a Scientific Challenge to Evolution 206
- Myth 24. That Creationism Is a Uniquely American Phenomenon 215
- Myth 25. That Modern Science Has Secularized Western Culture 224
- Notes 235
- List of Contributors 285
- Index 291
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- Myth 1. That the Rise of Christianity Was Responsible for the Demise of Ancient Science 8
- Myth 2. That the Medieval Christian Church Suppressed the Growth of Science 19
- Myth 3. That Medieval Christians Taught That the Earth Was Flat 28
- Myth 4. That Medieval Islamic Culture Was Inhospitable to Science 35
- Myth 5. That the Medieval Church Prohibited Human Dissection 43
- Myth 6. That Copernicanism Demoted Humans from the Center of the Cosmos 50
- Myth 7. That Giordano Bruno Was the First Martyr of Modern Science 59
- Myth 8. That Galileo Was Imprisoned and Tortured for Advocating Copernicanism 68
- Myth 9. That Christianity Gave Birth to Modern Science 79
- Myth 10. That the Scientific Revolution Liberated Science from Religion 90
- Myth 11. That Catholics Did Not Contribute to the Scientific Revolution 99
- Myth 12. That René Descartes Originated the Mind- Body Distinction 107
- Myth 13. That Isaac Newton’s Mechanistic Cosmology Eliminated the Need for God 115
- Myth 14. That the Church Denounced Anesthesia in Childbirth on Biblical Grounds 123
- Myth 15. That the Theory of Organic Evolution Is Based on Circular Reasoning 131
- Myth 16. That Evolution Destroyed Darwin’s Faith in Christianity—Until He Reconverted on His Deathbed 142
- Myth 17. That Huxley Defeated Wilberforce in Their Debate over Evolution and Religion 152
- Myth 18. That Darwin Destroyed Natural Theology 161
- Myth 19. That Darwin and Haeckel Were Complicit in Nazi Biology 170
- Myth 20. That the Scopes Trial Ended in Defeat for Antievolutionism 178
- Myth 21. That Einstein Believed in a Personal God 187
- Myth 22. That Quantum Physics Demonstrated the Doctrine of Free Will 196
- Myth 23. That “Intelligent Design” Represents a Scientific Challenge to Evolution 206
- Myth 24. That Creationism Is a Uniquely American Phenomenon 215
- Myth 25. That Modern Science Has Secularized Western Culture 224
- Notes 235
- List of Contributors 285
- Index 291
