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Jonathan Wells
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Jonathan Wells (1942–2024)[1] was a member of the Discovery Institute, a follower of Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, and a prominent advocate of intelligent design. He was the author of Icons of Evolution and Regnery Publishing's Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design.[2][note 1]
Along with Michael Behe, he was one of the few in the movement with demonstrably legitimate credentials (he had a Ph.D. in biological science). Wells completed the Ph.D. for the sole purpose of "debunking" evolution.[3] Despite his credentials, he had been caught bullshitting or outright lying on many occasions and his books are generally considered garbage by mainstream science.[4]
Wells had also lent his support to the cause of AIDS denialism.
He also claimed to expose the "lie about overwhelming amounts of evidence for evolution".
External links[edit]
- Wells' profile at the Discovery Institute
- Talk Origins' page on Wells
- The Panda's Thumb debunking of his PIG
- YouTube video: A Critique of Darwinist Icons (Icons of Evolution book highlights)
- Professor Dave exposing the Discovery Institute: Jonathan Wells
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- ↑ Larry Moran, Johnatan Wells (1942 - 2024)
- ↑ Jonathan Wells, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design. Regnery Publishing, 21 August 2006. ISBN 1596980133
- ↑ "[Reverend Moon, creepily referred to here as "Father]'s" words, my studies, and my prayers convinced me that I should devote my life to destroying Darwinism, just as many of my fellow Unificationists had already devoted their lives to destroying Marxism." Darwinism: Why I Went for a Second Ph.D., Jonathan Wells
- ↑ Nick Matzke, Icon of Obfuscation: Jonathan Wells's book Icons of Evolution and why most of what it teaches about evolution is wrong. talk.origins, 23 January 2024.