Dear Editor,

Christian fundamentalists may refuse to accept Darwin's theory of evolution and the evidence for man's animal origins outright ("The Evolution of Creationism"), but even liberal-minded people, including most scientists and NYT readers, refuse to fully face up to the implications of such knowledge - particularly the fact that our entire socio-economic order is still deeply rooted in man's animal nature, and as a consequence is inherently unjust and inhumane, as well as being fundamentally non-sustainable.

We refuse to face up to them, because doing so would undermine, not so much our religious believes, but the belief in our grossly materialistic way of life and the growth-dependent economy on which it depends.

Christian fundamentalists' refusal to accept evolution is relatively harmless compared with the general refusal to face up to the animal roots and non-sustainability of our economy and way of life, which will have grave consequences for the future of mankind.