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word, the public needs to accept materialism, which means that

they must [reject] God..." 4

These statements clearly indicate the materialists' outlook on life

based on misguided rationale. Facts introduced by science today

reveal that the claims asserted are contrary to logic and reason. But

despite all scientific data, they are blindly committed to their beliefs

and continue in efforts on behalf of their cause. Dr. Michael Walker,

an anthropologist from the University of Sydney, explains why the

theory of evolution is still being promoted:

One is forced to conclude that many scientists and technologists

pay lip service to Darwinian theory only because it supposedly

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excludes a creator.

Phillip Johnson, who refuses the scientifically unjustifiable claims

of Darwinism, elaborates on why it has had such an "irreplaceable"

importance for the unbelieving leaders of science and why they

maintain it at all costs:

Leaders of science see themselves as locked in a desperate

battle against religious fundamentalists, a label which they tend

to apply broadly to anyone who believes in a Creator who plays

an active role in worldly affairs... Darwinism plays an

4 Objections Sustained, pp. 69-70.
5 Dr. Michael Walker, "Evolved Or Not, That's the Question," Quadrant, October, 1981, p. 45.

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