I note further that religion-bashing occurs primarily among atheists and not by scientists (while there is, of course, some overlap, the loudest atheists are generally not scientists). And yet, my read of modern culture tells me that attacks by religion on science are vastly more common than the reverse, contrary to your statement. Recently in Georgia, the school board wanted to put a disclaimer sticker on biology textbooks. But you do not find scientists asking for disclaimers to be affixed to Bibles in church. The most visible anti-religion scientist I know is the physicist Steven Weinberg.
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