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Scientists and clergy debate global problems

Scientists and theologians from the First and Third Worlds met recently to discuss the social impact of western science and technology. Much of the debate was heated as Dr A R Peacocke, of Clare College, Cambridge University, reports.

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Peacocke, A. Scientists and clergy debate global problems. Nature 281, 8–9 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281008a0

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