Charles Thaxton
Charles B. Thaxton (born 1939) is a proponent of special creation who went on to become one of the first intelligent design authors. He was a Fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, and is currently a Fellow of the Discovery Institute. Biography Thaxton earned a doctorate in physical chemistry from Iowa State University. He went on to complete post-doctorate programs in the history of science at Harvard University and the molecular biology laboratories of Brandeis University.Charles Thaxton Biography , Thaxton has co-authored several books, including ''The Mystery of Life's Origin'' a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the nation's first designated land-grant institutions when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, Morrill Act on September 11, 1862. On July 4, 1959, the college was officially renamed Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Iowa State is the second largest university in Iowa by total enrollment. The university's academic offerings are administered through eight colleges, including the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, the Iowa State University College of Engineering, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tyrone, Georgia
Tyrone is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,658 in 2020. The estimated population in 2018 was 7,388. It is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tyrone as a town in 1911. The community's name is a transfer from County Tyrone, in Northern Ireland. Geography Tyrone is located in the northwest corner of Fayette County at (33.473563, -84.591229). It is bordered to the south by Peachtree City, to the west by Coweta County, across Line Creek, and the north by Fulton County. Georgia State Route 74, the Joel Cowan Parkway, passes through Tyrone, leading north to Interstate 85 on the south side of Fairburn. Downtown Atlanta is northeast of Tyrone via SR 74 and I-85. According to the United States Census Bureau, Tyrone has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.94%, is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,658 people, 2,506 households, and 2,178 fa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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Harvard University Alumni
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Iowa State University Alumni
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north. Iowa is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 26th largest in total area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 31st most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million. The state's List of capitals in the United States, capital, List of cities in Iowa, most populous city, and largest List of metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines. A portion of the larger Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Discovery Institute Fellows And Advisors
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American Christian Creationists
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Foundation For Thought & Ethics
The Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE) was a Christian non-profit organization based in Richardson, Texas, which represented itself as a “ Christian think tank”. It published textbooks and articles promoting pseudoscientific creation science and intelligent design, abstinence, and Christian nationalism. In addition, the foundation's officers and editors became some of the leading proponents of intelligent design. The FTE developed close associations with the Discovery Institute, hub of the intelligent design movement and other religious Christian groups. The FTE operated from 1981 to 2016. Foundation for Thought and Ethics Books is now listed as an imprint of Discovery Institute Press. From the outset its aim was to develop a "scientific critique" of evolution, which was published as '' The Mystery of Life's Origin'' in 1984, to be followed by "a two-model high school biology textbook". The FTE is best known for publishing the textbook ''Of Pandas and People'' in 1989, an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Central Question Of Biological Origins
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Percival Davis
:''See also Clifford Grey, whose real name was Percival Davis.'' Percival William Davis, also known as Bill Davis, is an American author, young earth creationist, and intelligent design proponent. Education and career In 1958, Davis received a bachelor of arts in zoology from DePauw University, in 1961 master of arts in zoology from Columbia University, Master's degrees from Columbia University and the University of South Florida, and completed a PhD in 1993 from the University of South Florida in Instructional Technology. Beginning in 1968, Davis was a professor of Life Science at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida but has since retired. Since 2006 he has been a visiting professor of biology at Clearwater Christian College. Intelligent design The term "intelligent design" came into general usage following the publishing of a 1989 book called ''Of Pandas and People'' co-authored by Davis and Dean H. Kenyon. The pair suggested that Darwinism, more than a centur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nancy Pearcey
Nancy Randolph Pearcey (born 1952) is an American evangelical author known for her writings on Intelligent design and Christian worldview theory. Education Pearcey earned a BA from Iowa State University, an MA in Biblical Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. She also completed additional non-degree study in philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, Canada and received an honorary doctorate from Cairn University in 2007. Career In 1991, Pearcey and Charles Colson founded BreakPoint Radio, a radio show dedicated to bringing Christian apologetics to a popular audience. Pearcey wrote scripts for the show until November 1999. Starting in 1996, Pearcey co-authored a number of Christianity Today columns with Colson, who provided outlines that Pearcey would turn into drafts. Pearcey and Colson published their book ''How Now Shall We Live?'' in 1999. Despite maintaining her contract for the book was “for co-authorship, not for ghostwr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |