Professional reporters are trained to listen to each side of a story; to reflect different points of view in our journalism; and to keep personal opinions in check. But what if the story is the rise of creationism, and the reporters in question are science journalists. Is it right that we should automatically give more weight and space to scientific opinion? Scientists worry that giving voice to creationists will fuel irrationality in society. Yet is our role to be the voice of rationalism? Or do our readers deserve to be told the story from many perspectives – even if one of these perspectives goes against what we know to be true.

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