Editing J. B. S. Haldane (section)

=== Criticism of C. S. Lewis ===
Along with [[Olaf Stapledon]], [[Charles Kay Ogden]], [[I. A. Richards]], and [[H. G. Wells]], Haldane was accused by [[C. S. Lewis]] of [[scientism]]. Haldane criticised Lewis and his [[Ransom Trilogy]] for the "complete mischaracterisation of science, and his disparagement of the human race".<ref>Adams, Mark B., "The Quest for Immortality: Visions and Presentiments in Science and Literature", in Post, Stephen G., and Binstock, Robert H., ''The Fountain of Youth: Cultural, Scientific, and Ethical Perspectives on a Biomedical Goal''. Oxford University Press, 2004; {{ISBN|0-19-517008-3}} (p. 57–58).</ref> Haldane wrote a book for children entitled ''My Friend Mr. Leakey'' (1937), containing the stories "A Meal With a Magician", "A Day in the Life of a Magician", "Mr. Leakey's Party", "Rats", "The Snake with the Golden Teeth", and "My Magic Collar Stud". Later editions featured illustrations by [[Quentin Blake]]. Haldane also wrote an essay criticising Lewis's arguments for the existence of God, entitled "More Anti-Lewisite", a reference to the [[Lewisite|poison gas]] and its [[Dimercaprol|antidote]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rice |first=Stanley |date=November–December 2020 |title=God's Pet Bunny |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/11/creationist-funhouse-episode-five-gods-pet-bunny/ |url-status= |magazine=[[Skeptical Inquirer]] |location=Amherst, New York |publisher=[[Center for Inquiry]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827170906/https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/11/creationist-funhouse-episode-five-gods-pet-bunny/ |archive-date=27 August 2021 |access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref>