Many people assume that, after Darwin, the ensuing conflict between “apes and
angels” ended in the defeat of religion. To some, the idea of a scientist also
being a convinced Christian may still appear strange, by R. J. Berry, in his
paperback God and the Biologist (Apollos, £12.99, ISBN 0 85111 446 6) sees
no reason for amazement. His clearly written book offers support for the belief
that religion versus science is a phoney war. Along the way, it deals, of
course, with evolution, but also with modern genetics and with simple yet
stupendous questions—like, what are we here for?
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