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摘要

Science is under assault. In the US and throughout the world, rhetoric about evolution, stem cells, global warming and other controversial and cutting-edge technologies often transcends legitimate disagreement to challenge the work of scientists. Less visible is the community of those who believe deeply in the integrity of the endeavour, who defend the need for rigorous objectivity in politics and education, and who - even if they are sympathetic to religion or religious themselves - believe in the need for clear jurisdictional boundaries between religion, ideology and science.