Islam and Science by Dr Stephen Jones

Dr. Jones presented a paper on ‘Islam and Science’, which drew on  previous research on perceptions of evolution by the research team for  the project ‘Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum’, as well as new research being  conducted on views of Islam and science among Muslim religious leaders.  He spoke about the findings of a survey of British Muslims on science  and evolution, highlighting that British Muslims are marginally more  likely to identify with science than the wider British public but remain  both sceptical and uncertain about biological evolution. Muslims’  evolution scepticism varies significantly depending on how questions are  asked, while they are also considerably more likely to suggest that  they do not know how to respond.