Monday, June 06, 2005
William Harris: ID Spokesman Doesn't Understand Basic Evolutionary Concepts
Julie Berry's "God, Science, and intelligent design" (scroll down for more) notes that even the leaders of the intelligent design movement are ignorant of the basic concepts of evolutionary theory:
Dr. William Harris, who co-directs the Intelligent Design Network, is the closest these groups have to a biologist. His current work at the University of Missouri at Kansas City is in metabolism, vascular biology, and lipoprotein research. Dr. Robert Hagen, an evolutionary biology professor at the University of Kansas, once appeared on a radio talk show with Harris, and was astonished to find that Harris didn't understand the basic concepts of natural selection. Yet he is the spokesperson for a movement gaining in momentum that wants to suppress public understanding of evolution.
