Explaining existence without reference to God: the University of Chicago's Jerry Coyne on the growing field of evolutionary biology.

Jerry Coyne is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago.

Erica Balch is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. She has produced several news documentaries on a range of issues including the extension of full funding to Catholic schools in Ontario and nuclear power and the inception of national social programs in Canada. Erica also co-produced the hour long documentary, 1985: The Year Politics in Ontario Changed Forever. Follow Erica on Twitter.

Erica Balch is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. She has produced several news documentaries on a range of issues including the extension of full funding to Catholic schools in Ontario and nuclear power and the inception of national social programs in Canada. Erica also co-produced the hour long documentary, 1985: The Year Politics in Ontario Changed Forever. Follow Erica on Twitter.

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Science and religion: when it comes to gaining knowledge of our world, can the two co-exist?

James Robert Brown is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Who Rules in Science?: An Opinionated Guide to the Wars.

Jerry Coyne is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago.

Denis Lamoureux is an assistant professor of Science and Religion at St. Joseph's College in the University of Alberta. For more information, visit ualberta.ca/~dlamoure/3EvoCr.htm.

Paul Nelson is a professor of Biology, and a fellow with the Centre for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute - a leading institution that promotes Intelligent Design. For more information, read Jettison the Arguments, or the Rule? by Paul Nelson.

Sandra Gionas is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. She has been at TVO for eleven years, first as a producer for the Daily Unit at Studio 2, and then as a producer for More 2 Life. She has covered health and education issues extensively for TVO. Sandra is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and Ryerson University’s School of Journalism. Follow Sandra on Twitter.

Alan Echenberg is a senior producer for the Agenda with Steve Paikin and has been TVO's Ottawa bureau chief since 1998. In his fifteen seasons in the Parliament Hill bureau of TVO, he has produced dozens of field documentaries and hundreds of studio interviews and discussions. He's covered five federal elections, one referendum, one ice storm, one Grey Cup, one Alanis Morissette concert, one hot-air balloon festival, several playoff collapses by the Ottawa Senators, and many other stories. Somewhere in there, his efforts on one particular show helped win TVO a Gemini Award. Follow Alan on Twitter.

Alan Echenberg is a senior producer for the Agenda with Steve Paikin and has been TVO's Ottawa bureau chief since 1998. In his fifteen seasons in the Parliament Hill bureau of TVO, he has produced dozens of field documentaries and hundreds of studio interviews and discussions. He's covered five federal elections, one referendum, one ice storm, one Grey Cup, one Alanis Morissette concert, one hot-air balloon festival, several playoff collapses by the Ottawa Senators, and many other stories. Somewhere in there, his efforts on one particular show helped win TVO a Gemini Award. Follow Alan on Twitter.

Sandra Gionas is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. She has been at TVO for eleven years, first as a producer for the Daily Unit at Studio 2, and then as a producer for More 2 Life. She has covered health and education issues extensively for TVO. Sandra is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and Ryerson University’s School of Journalism. Follow Sandra on Twitter.

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Imam Hamid Slimi of the International Muslims Organization of Toronto, and chair of the Canadian Council of Imams addresses Agenda viewer Elle's question: Who wrote the Qur'an?