The Conflict Between Science and Religion

Scientism and religion have been at war with each other for millennia, says Darrow. In the 17th century Galileo was viewed as an example of how Catholic Church strangled independent thoughts. Wilberforce Huxley's debate in 1816 about who deserves to be called a scientist riled William Jennings Bryan. The Scopes Trial is over eugenics, social Darwinism and society developing according to Darwinian principles when they were effectively going to war.