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Alex Shrugged Stephen Jay Gould passed away in 2002. He was Jewish (as am I). He was what is called in some circles a "secular Jew". He did not practice the religio…moreStephen Jay Gould passed away in 2002. He was Jewish (as am I). He was what is called in some circles a "secular Jew". He did not practice the religion of Judaism in any formal sense. He called himself an agnostic. Given what I have read of him, that seems like a reasonable representation. His writing has been excellent... well above the norm... and his logic impeccable. I am very much impressed by him.

From the science standpoint, he was a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and historian. (I got that from Wikipedia, but he talks about being a paleontologist in this book.) He is suitably qualified to author this book.(less)

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