Sir, - Recent letters debating the statement of your science editor, Dr William Reville, that evolution is a fact should view the remark in a relative sense. in terms of understanding the diversity of life, Darwinian evolutionary theory has more to offer than most religious teachings. Evolution theory has been very successful in explaining difficult phenomena such as genetic mutation, extinction of the dinosaurs, body hair of infants in the womb, and even male nipples.
Most religious theory either does not explain, or is not clear on many of the issues that evolutionary science tackles with convincing support. With these difficult subjects, a growing number of people are turning to the evolutionary facts rather than defaulting to "will of God" reasoning. - Yours, etc.,
Carysfort Downs,
Blackrock,
Co Dublin.