Alongside his 50 years of
research into evolution, Professor Ayala has long been a champion of the interdisciplinary questions of faith and
science, arguing repeatedly
against both creationist / intelligent design and atheist approaches to the origins of
life.
Suddenly, we seem to
live in a time dominated by «fake news», «alternative facts», conspiracy theories, scepticism of scientific
research, partial accounts parading as «the real truth which has hitherto been concealed from us, the people», revolts
against allegedly smug academic elites and distant political elites — a time where YouTube videos claiming
research into climate change to be a scam get far more viewers than videos presenting the
science of climate change.