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Listen: “You Really Shouldn’t Be Presenting Intelligent Design in Public Schools”

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“You really shouldn’t be presenting intelligent design, certainly shouldn’t be requiring it, in public schools.” So says Center for Science & Culture Associate Director John West in reply to an educator’s question.

Surprised? That’s only because the media have overwhelming distorted Discovery Institute’s education policy in the years since the 2005 Dover decision.

It’s a new episode of ID the Future. Listen to the podcast here, or download it here.

Dr. West replied in the context of a Q&A session following a performance of the play Disinherit the Wind by Matt Chait. CSC Senior Fellow Jonathan Wells was also on hand, and the three had a great discussion about the limits of what unguided evolution can do, why objective information about evolution is withheld from public school students, and the puzzle set by the wonders of biology.

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David Klinghoffer

Senior Fellow and Editor, Evolution News
David Klinghoffer is a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute and the editor of Evolution News & Science Today, the daily voice of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, reporting on intelligent design, evolution, and the intersection of science and culture. Klinghoffer is also the author of six books, a former senior editor and literary editor at National Review magazine, and has written for the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Commentary, and other publications. Born in Santa Monica, California, he graduated from Brown University in 1987 with an A.B. magna cum laude in comparative literature and religious studies. David lives near Seattle, Washington, with his wife and children.

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