Michael Denton
Michael John Denton (born 25 August, 1943) is a British-Australian author and biochemist. In 1973, Denton received his PhD in Biochemistry from King's College London.[1]
Denton wrote Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (1985), which was instrumental in starting the intelligent design movement,[2] and Nature's Destiny (1998). Denton's later book Nature's Destiny contradicts many of the points of A Theory in Crisis. [3]
Denton was an influential proponent of intelligent design and is a former Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, hub of the intelligent design movement.[4] Though Denton asked his name be removed from their website[citation needed], the institute continues to cite Evolution: A Theory in Crisis work in support of its campaign,[5][6] and his book was cited in the appendix of the controversial intelligent design creationist textbook, Of Pandas and People.
Bibliography
- Evolution: A Theory in Crisis. Adler & Adler, 1985
- Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. New York: Free Press, 1998.
References
- ^ The characterisation of developing adult mamalian[sic] erythroid cells separated by velocity sedimentation, Thesis database entry, King's College London
- ^ It had a profound influence on Phillip E. Johnson, founder of the ID movement, and George Gilder. See: Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross. Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design. Oxford University Press, 2004. pages 17, 259.
- ^ 29+ Evidences for Macroevolution: A Response to Ashby Camp's "Critique", Talk.Origins "Interestingly, it appears that Denton has finally rectified his misunderstanding about nested hierarchies and common descent, since in his latest book he unconditionally assumes the validity of the nested hierarchy, common descent, and the tree of life."
- ^ Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross. Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design. Oxford University Press, 2004. page 153
- ^ Bibliography of Supplementary Resources For Science Instruction Discovery Institute staff
- ^ The book is promoted by the Access Research Network and Discovery Institute websites. Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross. Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design. Oxford University Press, 2004. page 150.
External links
- Are We Spiritual Machines? Ray Kurzweil Vs. the Critics of Strong A.I. with an essay by Michael Denton
- Review of Michael Denton's Evolution: A Theory in Crisis Mark I. Vuletic, Talk Origins
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