Wilder-Smith (WS)was a fine man, a great christain, and a scientist with brilliant deductive and analytical capabilities. This book is full of funny anecdotes, for example the story about WS and his brother having a great time driving in their father's huge car without permission. There are many stories about his visits to other countries, and also a story about a friend of his who was a scientist, but also a muslim. This friend borrowed a large sum of money from WS (3000 dollars) in order to be able to buy certain chemicals overseas, promissing to pay it back, but upon reminding him some time later, this friend denied ever asking or receiving this sum of money. WS explained that this was due to the matter of "honor" in the Islamic and Middle Eastern culture. This friend lied about the matter because he did not want to lose face for not being able to pay it back. WS also tells about his father's membership of the masonic lodge and his own refusal to join, his days in the army, and so on. I had great pleasure reading it. WS fearlessly confronted the evolutionists, and once said about Richard Dawkins (some time after the Huxley Memorial Debate): "This man has nothing to offer science."
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