How can you easily spot religion in science clothing? According to New Scientist book review editor Amanda Gefter [1], look for these code words:
- Scientific Materialism
- The invocation of Cartesian dualism
- Misguided interpretations of quantum physics (also a “New Age” giveaway)
- The terms “Darwinism” or “Darwinist” (scientists refer to “evolution” and “biologists”)
- Referring to natural selection as “blind”, “random” or an “undirected process”
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