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Earth

You asked for it

By Bryan Appleyard

22 April 2000

I am, according to certain scientists, a charlatan. Whether you believe this
or not, it is true that over the past few years I have become very sceptical of
the claims of scientists. I’m not alone. The success of creationism is simply
the most systematic and extreme expression of this scepticism. But, more
importantly, its rigid fundamentalism is a mirror image of a similarly
inflexible fundamentalism—combined with an amazing cultural
arrogance—among scientists.

Now since I have had this argument a thousand times, I know that I need to
make two things clear at this point. First, I am…

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