THE ROAD TO WISDOM:
On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust
By Francis S. Collins
Hodder & Stoughton. 277 pages. £25
ISBN 978 1 399 822 312
It should be deeply troubling to everyone concerned with truth when one of the world’s most distinguished scientists, Francis S. Collins, feels the need to write a book confronting the growing distrust in scientific truth and evidence, yet such are the times we’re living in.
Post-truth has inevitably infected all claims to truth, with the spotlight on science becoming particularly prominent in discussion around climate change and government responses to Covid and vaccines. Dr Collins’ commitment to science and his Christian faith makes him a man committed to truth in all pursuits, his writing brimming with both wisdom and humility.
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