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Meyer earned his doctorate in the History and Philosophy of Science from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] for a dissertation on the history of origin of life biology and the methodology of the historical sciences. In addition, Dr. Meyer worked as a geophysicist with the Atlantic Richfield Company after earning his undergraduate degrees in geology and Physics. <ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=11</ref> Before taking his current position at the Discovery Insitute, he was an associate professor of philosophy at Whitworth College in [[Washington]]. | Meyer earned his doctorate in the History and Philosophy of Science from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] for a dissertation on the history of origin of life biology and the methodology of the historical sciences. In addition, Dr. Meyer worked as a geophysicist with the Atlantic Richfield Company after earning his undergraduate degrees in geology and Physics. <ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=11</ref> Before taking his current position at the Discovery Insitute, he was an associate professor of philosophy at Whitworth College in [[Washington]]. | ||
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Stephen C. Meyer is an American philosopher of science. Stephen C. Meyer is also director and Senior Fellow of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute. [1]
Meyer earned his doctorate in the History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University for a dissertation on the history of origin of life biology and the methodology of the historical sciences. In addition, Dr. Meyer worked as a geophysicist with the Atlantic Richfield Company after earning his undergraduate degrees in geology and Physics. [2] Before taking his current position at the Discovery Insitute, he was an associate professor of philosophy at Whitworth College in Washington.
Meyer is a major proponent of Intelligent Design theory.
In an interview with Ben Wattenberg, Dr. Meyer said,
Intelligent Design is an inference from biological data, not a deduction from religious authority. [1]