Creationism in the United States: V. The McLean decision destroys the credibility of "Creation science"

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 92-101

  Moore, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/4450628     Document Type: Article

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