Science and Certainty

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Addresses the central issue of why certain areas of science cause concern tomany people today: in particular, those which seem to have implications for the meaning of human existence, and for man's significance on this planet and in the universe as a whole. The book addresses the perceived hostility which has arisen towards science, not only amongst many people with religious beliefs, but also in parts of the environmental movement.

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"Science and Certainty is a thoughtful and stimulating treatment of the nature and role of science in probing the nature of life and its home on planet earth. The selection of topics presents us with a palate which all thoughtful readers will appreciate and find engaging and will conclude, I am confident, that it is a book they are pleased they have read."--Dr Jim Peacock, Chief Scientist Australian Government and CSIRO Fellow

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John T.O. Kirk is a former Chief Research Scientist and Assistant Chief of Division (Plant Industry), CSIRO and a former Lecturer in Biochemistry at the University of Wales. Since 1997 he has devoted his time to two business interests: Clonakilla Vineyard & Winery, Murrumbateman, and Kirk Marine Optics research consultancy. He has a wide range of research experience gained over the last half century, ranging from biochemistry and molecular biology of plants to the physics of solar radiation in the ocean, with forays also into plant breeding and viticultural climatology.