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Americans have long been ambivalent about science. Conflicting attitudes
toward science are not uncommon among industrialized countriesCanadians,
Europeans, and Japanese, for example, also appreciate the benefits of science
but worry about potential impacts on society. What sets Americans apart is that
their reservations center primarily around religion. And now, as the United
States struggles to maintain its undisputed position as world leader in science
and technology, religious ideology has spilled over into the public sphere to a
degree unmatched in other industrialized societies. Religious groups are turning
scientific matters like stem cells and evolution into political
issues.
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