Scientific Authority in the Creation-Evolution Debates

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 641-660

  Pond, Finn R ^a   Pond, Jean L ^a  

^a WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creation; Evolution; Intelligent design; Methodological naturalism; Scientific method

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861657794     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-010-0242-0     Document Type: Review

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