It further propagates the stereotype that religion and science have to conflict! This is called the conflict narrative and work shows that it is harmful to science communication efforts: https://t.co/EAwlAMuWAn 4/9
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"Binary logistic regression analysis shows that among Muslim and Pentecostal Christian publics, those familiar with Dawkins as both a scientist and as someone who holds negative views of religion are more likely to have become less accepting of evolution"
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The Dawkins effect? Celebrity scientists, (non)religious publics & changed attitudes to evolution “among religious publics, those familiar with Dawkins were more likely to become less accepting of evolution; among non-religious, w/ becoming more accept
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A nice study.