A Special Thank You from David Berlinski

As one of the scholars who has been “expelled” by the scientific community for espousing heretical doubts about Darwin, I’d like to say: Thank you. Thank you for having the chutzpah to stand up for your fellowheretics by signing Discovery Institute’s Academic Freedom Petition (www.academicfreedompetition.com). 

 

Although Darwinism is very often compared favorably to the great theories of mathematical physics on the grounds that evolution is as well established as gravity, very few physicists have been heard observing
that gravity is as well established as evolution. They know better and they are not stupid.

Among evolutionary biologists, the problems with Darwin’s theory are well known. In the privacy of the
faculty lounge, they often tell one another with relief that it is a very good thing the public has no idea what the research literature really suggests.

“Darwin?” a Nobel laureate in biology once remarked to me over his bifocals. “That’s just the party line.”

Alas,

Darwin’s theory serves as the creation myth of our time, and it demands an especially militant form of advocacy, as anyone can attest who has had the misfortune to pick up such churlish volumes as The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins or Letter to a Christan Nation by Sam Harris. In the view of these modern witch-hunters, anyone who disagrees with Darwin must be burned at the stake.

That is why I so value my friends at Discovery Institute, who have supported my research and writing for nearly a decade now. Discovery Institute serves as the international hub for scientists and other intellectuals
who are raising serious doubts about Darwin’s theory, including scholars who are are making sophisticated arguments for the theory of intelligent design. The fact that the Institute has been vilified by all the right people is a special sort of satisfaction to me.

I am writing you this note because I hope you might be willing to open your pocketbook–even in this time of economic distress–to support the Institute’s important work.

Unlike the Darwinists, the dedicated scientists and staff of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture receive no taxpayer funds. They rely instead on support from private donors who aren’t afraid to support intellectual freedom. Next year they can use a lot of help, because 2009 is the bicentennial of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species.  The usual suspects (Dawkins, Harris, et. al.) will be out in force peddling their wares. But with your help, Discovery Institute would like to use the Darwin anniversaries to spark a genuine debate about the growing scientific challenges to Darwinism. With your help, the Institute can:

I hope you can join the heresy and help us out. You won’t be disappointed. You can donate easily and securely through PayPal by clicking here.

Au Revoir,
David

P.S. For a gift of $50 or more, Discovery Institute will send you The Incorrigible Dr. Berlinski, a DVD featuring an hour-long conversation with me about the accumulated failures of Darwin’s theory. For a gift of $200 or more, you will receive the DVD plus a hardcover copy of my recent book The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions (while supplies last).

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