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This amusing, acerbic collection of essays examines every facet of the evolution/creationism controversy. Delos B. McKown exposes the ambiguous standing of "creation science" in public education, its roots in American fundamentalism, its incompatibility with scientific inquiry, and the clever rhetorical ploys "scientific creationists" use to cover their tracks.
Although "scientific creationists" try to impose a pure myth upon our public schools in the guise of science, theirs is a curious kind of reasoning having ominous consequences for any society hoping to ground its educational system...

In three sections each based on a collection of anti-Christian tracts by British philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), McKown (emeritus philosophy, Auburn U.) introduces the work, defends it against its critics, and adds his own criticisms showing where Bentham's mistakes really lie. The collections are Analysis of the Influence of Natural Religi

In view of the enormous number of works on Marxism in general and in light of the many books and articles touching on the relationship of Marxism to religion in particular, it may fairly be asked why yet another such work should be produced. My reply is that in eliciting answers to the kinds of questions posed by the methodology I have used, it was necessary to go to the primary sources almost exclusively. This is not to bemoan a sad fate but to affirm that there are notable deficiencies in the secondary sources relevant to my topic. By way of general indictment, I contend that the major...