More Than 1,000 Ph.D. Scientists "Skeptical" of Darwinian Evolution
Tyler O'Neil writes at PJMedia:
On the 210th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birthday, the Discovery Institute is going public with a list of more than 1,000 Ph.D. scientists who declared their skepticism toward Darwin's mechanism for evolution: natural selection acting on random mutation. This mechanism is the centerpiece of Neodarwinism, the current but eroding consensus on how evolution took place.
"We are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged,"the statement reads.
The Discovery Institute released a video of 19 scientists reading the statement [watch the video].
"Our statement is not anti-evolution, it's on what is the mechanism," John West of the Discovery Institute is quoted as telling PJMedia yesterday.
According to PJMedia, West says the list arose in 2001 in "response to claims that were frequently parroted by the media that there are no scientists who raise questions about Darwinian theory."
Read more here.
