Page 125 - The Dark Spell of Darwinism

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

Method # 12: They try to make the public believe
that to be a real scientist, one must accept
the theory of evolution

In our time, certain circles in the scientific world use Darwinism as a
means of applying pressure. Various methods are used to intimidate scien-
tists who don't accept this theory's validity. In order for a scientist to be ac-
cepted in certain academic circles—most of which are evolutionist—he
must support the theory and even publish articles dealing with it. Those
who do not are rejected by other scientists—also evolutionists—in that aca-
demic environment. Especially in the West, if a scientist wants to advance
his career and become an associate or full professor, he must publish his ar-
ticles according to a certain standard. As its most important element, this
standard includes the absolute acceptance of the theory of evolution and
the rejection of religion. In an article titled, "Scientists and Religion in
America" published in the September 1999 Scientific American, Rodney
Stark, a sociologist from Washington University, points out this pressure
put on scientists, "There's been 200 years
of marketing that if you want to be a
scientific person you've got to keep
your mind free of the fetters of reli-
gion." In research universities, "the
religious people keep their
mouths shut," Stark says, "And
the irreligious people dis-
criminate. There's a reward
system to being irreli-
gious in the upper eche-
lons." 64

Scientific American
September 1999

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