Edward Larson and Christopher Toumey discuss American attitudes toward creationism and the theory of evolution. They examine the spectrum of beliefs among Americans from strict creationism, through “long earth history” creationism, to strict Darwinism. They compare the Baconian method of inductive reasoning favored by creationists to evidence-based deductive reasoning as practiced by modern scientists.
At the time of the interview, Larson was professor of history at the University of Georgia. Toumey was professor of anthropology at North Carolina State University.
This episode of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
