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Science and God

The article "A conflict between science and God" (Nov. 29) betrays a bias against Intelligent Design (ID). The complexity of the physical world can be explained only by acknowledging the intercession of God.

Jeremiah Duomai,
New Delhi

Darwin's theory is far from foolproof. Its novelty lies not in the conception of evolution but in explaining a probable cause of evolution, and in removing the theory from the sphere of philosophical speculation.

Revella Kalyan,
Guntur, A.P.

If I had to choose between God and Darwin, I would go for neither. There are numerous flaws in Darwin's theory. Though it is more rational than the biblical concept, it is not perfect.

Binoy Isac Philip,
Thiruvananthapuram

While it is important for those opposed to Darwinism to acknowledge the findings of the great scientist who spent all his life studying evolution, it is also necessary for the rationalists to exercise their grey cells a little more to understand what makes people stake their lives for their faith.

Can we fault a scientist for wanting to share his findings on how life began in these days of freedom of expression? By the same token, before pointing fingers at believers should not the rationalists analyse what propels them to levels of sacrifice that defy logic in pursuit of what they believe is a bigger cause?

Suresh Manoharan,
Hyderabad

Darwin was no atheist. He differed with the clergy only on the extent of God's role in evolving life's myriad forms. That the gulf between science and religion is only widening is evident from Carl Sagan's introduction to A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Sagan writes: "Hawking is attempting to understand the mind of God. And this makes all the more unexpected the conclusion of the effort: a Universe with no edge in space, no beginning or end in time and nothing for the Creator to do."

Tirumalai Raman,
Chennai

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