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'''Stephen Jay Gould''' (1941 – 2002) was an American [[paleontologist]], [[author]], and [[professor]] at [[Harvard University]]. Stephen Gould was one of the originators of the [[Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium|theory of punctuated equilibrium]] within the [[theory of evolution]], a position that has led to confrontations with other [[evolutionists]].  He was known for his regular columns in ''Natural History'' magazine, collected in dozens of books.  Gould also wrote ''The Mismeasure of Man'', ''Wonderful Life'' and ''The Structure of Evolutionary Theory''.  Along with his evolutionary theories, he is perhaps best known as a historian of science.

'''Stephen Jay Gould''' (1941 – 2002) was an American [[paleontologist]], [[author]], and [[professor]] at [[Harvard University]]. Stephen Gould was one of the originators of the [[Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium|theory of punctuated equilibrium]] within the [[theory of evolution]], a position that has led to confrontations with other [[evolutionists]].  He was known for his regular columns in ''Natural History'' magazine, collected in dozens of books.  Gould also wrote ''The Mismeasure of Man'', ''Wonderful Life'' and ''The Structure of Evolutionary Theory''.  Along with his evolutionary theories, he is perhaps best known as a historian of science.

Although there is a certain degree of public confusion as far as the whether or not Gould was an [[atheism|atheist]] or [[agnosticism|agnostic]], his late widow Dr. Gould-Rhonda R. Shearer wrote: "For the record, my late husband, Stephen Jay Gould, told me many times that he was an agnostic and not an 'atheist'.  Eleanor, Steve's late mother, was an atheist."<ref>http://www.worldviewtimes.com/article.php/articleid-1739</ref><ref>http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/03/20/a-review-of-the-dawkins-delusion-by-alister-mcgrath/</ref>  

Although there is a certain degree of public confusion as far as the whether or not Gould was an [[atheism|atheist]] or [[agnosticism|agnostic]], his late widow Dr. Gould-Rhonda R. Shearer wrote: "For the record, my late husband, Stephen Jay Gould, told me many times that he was an agnostic and not an 'atheist'.  Eleanor, Steve's late mother, was an atheist."<ref>http://www.worldviewtimes.com/article.php/articleid-1739</ref><ref>http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/03/20/a-review-of-the-dawkins-delusion-by-alister-mcgrath/</ref> Due to Gould's view of evolution being in sharp contradiction with those of ultra-Darwinists such as W.Hamilton and E.Wilson, science writer R.Wright dismissively labeled Gould as "''the accidental creationist''".<ref name="Larson">{{cite book

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== ''The Mismeasure of Man'' ==

== ''The Mismeasure of Man'' ==