Difference between revisions of "Stephen C. Meyer"
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| − | In August of 2004, Meyer's article "The Origin of Biological Information and the Higher Taxonomic Categories”, appeared in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington | + | In August of 2004, Meyer's article "The Origin of Biological Information and the Higher Taxonomic Categories”, appeared in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.<ref>[http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2177 Intelligent Design: The Origin of Biological Information and the Higher Taxonomic Categories]</ref> |
| − | Shortly thereafter, the journal's publisher | + | Shortly thereafter, the journal's publisher retracted the article, alleging it had not met the journal's scientific standards and had not been properly peer reviewed. This statement was met with much skepticism, with the real reasoning for the paper's retraction being extreme hostility towards intelligent design. This was confirmed when Dr. Roy McDiarmid, the President of the Biological Society of Washington and a scientist at the Smithsonian, later admitted that there was no wrongdoing regarding the peer-review process of Meyer's paper<ref>[http://www.discovery.org/a/4689]</ref>: |
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| + | The journal's editor, [[Richard Sternberg]], was harassed and demoted<ref>[http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=1489 Smithsonian's top officials permit the demotion and harassment of scientist skeptical of Darwinian evolution]</ref> for his publishing of Meyer's article. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 06:14, December 9, 2009
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.
Intelligent Design
Meyer is a major proponent of intelligent design theory, which he regards as independent of Creationism. [3] In an interview with Ben Wattenberg, Dr. Meyer said,
Intelligent design is an inference from biological data, not a deduction from religious authority. [4]
Peer Review Controversy
In August of 2004, Meyer's article "The Origin of Biological Information and the Higher Taxonomic Categories”, appeared in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.[5] Shortly thereafter, the journal's publisher retracted the article, alleging it had not met the journal's scientific standards and had not been properly peer reviewed. This statement was met with much skepticism, with the real reasoning for the paper's retraction being extreme hostility towards intelligent design. This was confirmed when Dr. Roy McDiarmid, the President of the Biological Society of Washington and a scientist at the Smithsonian, later admitted that there was no wrongdoing regarding the peer-review process of Meyer's paper[6]:
I have seen the review file and comments from 3 reviewers on the Meyer paper. All three with some differences among the comments recommended or suggested publication. I was surprised but concluded that there was not inappropriate behavior vs a vis [sic] the review process.
The journal's editor, Richard Sternberg, was harassed and demoted[7] for his publishing of Meyer's article.
References
- ↑ http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=11
- ↑ http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=11
- ↑ Intelligent design is not creationism [1]
- ↑ http://www.discovery.org/v/22
- ↑ Intelligent Design: The Origin of Biological Information and the Higher Taxonomic Categories
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Smithsonian's top officials permit the demotion and harassment of scientist skeptical of Darwinian evolution