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“In particular, I argue that in both evolution and creation we have rival religious responses to a crisis of faith-rival stories of origins, rival judgments about he meaning of human life, rival sets of moral dictates, and above all what theologians call rival eschatologies-pictures of the future and of what lies ahead for humankind.”

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Michael Ruse is a renowned philosopher known for his contributions to the fields of philosophy of science and the history of philosophy. His research focuses on the philosophy of biology and the philosophy of evolution, particularly on the relationship between evolution and religion. more

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