The first question was from a girl of about 15, who asked ‘You believe in evolution, don’t you, sir?’ The teacher went on about it not being a ‘proper’ question, but Jack answered it anyway, saying – rather pretentiously –‘No, I don’t believe in evolution, like people believe in God … Science and technology are not advanced by people who believe, but by people who don’t know but are doing their best to find out … steam engine … spinning jenny … television …’
