Matthew Chapman, writer and producer, writes an op-ed calling for presidential candidates to have a debate on scientific issues. It’s an entirely reasonable piece, but if you stop to think about it, its publication raises two disturbing questions–
1. Why should anyone have to plead for science to be a topic of discussion among presidential candidates?
2. Why did I find this piece on the Washington Post web site filed under a tab called “On Faith”–a section dedicated to religion?
On Faith: Guest Voices: Call for a Presidential Debate on Science
Originally published October 29, 2007. Copyright 2007 Carl Zimmer.