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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".

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  1. To see a chapter by chapter review and critique, see the work of Cartwright here.

References[edit]

  1. Larry Moran, Johnatan Wells (1942 - 2024)
  2. Jonathan Wells, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design. Regnery Publishing, 21 August 2006. ISBN 1596980133
  3. "[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
  4. 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.