If you accept evolutionary theory, can you also believe in God? Are human beings superior to other animals, or is this just a human prejudice? Does Darwin have implications for heated issues like euthanasia and animal rights? Does evolution tell us the purpose of life, or does it imply that life has
Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life
โ Scribed by Steve Stewart-Williams
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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