In a 1997 episode of the animated television series The Simpsons, Lisa Simpson discovers a fossil angel. Suspecting a hoax, she takes a piece of the fossil to the natural history museum, where Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (playing himself) analyzes it. The age-old conflict between science and religion then plays out in this ne plus ultra of pop culture. When Gould announces that the test results are "inconclusive," Reverend Lovejoy boasts: "Well, it appears science has failed again, in front of overwhelming religious evidence." Marge counsels Lisa's skepticism with motherly wisdom: "There has to be more to life than just what we see, Lisa. Everyone needs something to believe in." Lisa's rejoinder is classic skepticism: "It's not that I don't have a spiritual side. I just find it hard to believe there's a dead angel hanging in our garage." The Scopes-like trial that ensues ends when the judge issues a restraining order: "Religion must stay 500 yards from science at all times."
from Science magazine
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