02.09.10
Granville Sewell
Interview With Granville Sewell
Q. The Darwin debate is usually fought in terms set by biology, chemistry and paleontology. What’s special or unique about a mathematician’s view on intelligent design that might make his opinion of equal or greater interest compared to a biologist’s?
A. I wouldn’t argue that a mathematician’s view is of greater interest, but I do think we have something to contribute, and that is the broader view that seems to be missed by many biologists, perhaps because they are too close to the details. And although I am not a biologist, I have been reading and writing on topics related to evolution and design for some 30 years now, so I am pretty familiar with the main issues. In any case, my book is not only about biological evolution, it also deals with the Big Bang, the fine-tuning of the laws of physics, quantum mechanics, and even design in mathematics.