Distinguished Visitor Series with David Berlinski

David Berlinski, a leading critic of evolution within the intelligent design movement, will discuss his career and his books, including "The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions," with Dr. Marvin Olasky as part of The King's College Distinguished Visitors Series.

The conversation with Berlinski is part of "Darwin Week," commemorating the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's "On The Origin of Species."

Berlinski is a secular Jew and an agnostic, who was described in a 2008 article in "Slate" magazine as a critic, a contrarian, and - by his own admission - a crank." He was born to Jewish-German refugees from Nazi Germany who fled to New York City. He received his Ph.D. at Princeton University, and was a post-doctoral fellow in mathematics and biology at Columbia University.

A true polymath, Berlinski has taught philosophy, mathematics and English at the college level. He has written books on philosophy and mathematics - as well as a popular series of detective novels starring the private investigator Aaron Asherfeld. In 1996, he wrote an article, "The Deniable Darwin," for the influential magazine "Commentary." The article made him a leading spokesman in the then emerging intelligent design movement.

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[Touchthesky412]

Better watch again gregrutz. He was talking about you. Under "dissent."

[gregrutz]

''a leading critic of evolution within the intelligent design movement''

Means he is paid by the Discovery Institute to make shit up.

[gregrutz]

@TheRenkoStar Probability has nothing to do with it. Biologist don't use a lot of math, neither do Paleontologists. My point is that a math teacher who does not understand evolution can't use math to prove a biological process that has been observer wrong.

''Hey the guy down the hall has an new theory but it violates the laws of Thermodynamics, let's not tell anyone for 150 years.''

[TheRenkoStar]

@gregrutz None are interested to make this complaint if, say, a physicist chimes in on biology so long as said physicist affirms Darwin. If a discipline other than biology says - not from our point of view - in Berlinki's case math -only then is this disclaimer played. The scientific disciplines are integrated, regardless. Biology is not isolate from math, physics, chemistry, etc. If Darwin is correct those disciplines would confirm him. Probability, stats, and chemistry may simply say no.

[gregrutz]

This happens every time a math teacher tries to do Biology.

[DonswatchingtheTube]

David Berlinski is a mathematician and molecular biologist, he is only using his field to assess the likelihood of the Dawinian paradigm. Why do people now think that he should be an expert in all the other scientific disciplines? Scientist generally stay within their field of expertise and what they volunteer to the wider argument they learn form the other experts. This is something that we all have access to. He's entitle to his views.

[PLeighG]

@gregrutz

Are you purposely writing Dr. Berlinski's name incorrectly? If so, how does that support your argument?

[gregrutz]

@PLeighG Sorry but I am not religious. What 'great mind'? Mr.Butinski has no answers when ask to explain the fossils or geology. He does not even support ID.

[PLeighG]

@gregrutz

Don't be disrespectful just because your religion is being questioned by who is very obviously a great mind.

[gregrutz]

Is Evolution a scientific theory in any traditional sense ? YES.

''...a collection of divergent scientific hypotheses.'' No, the Theory of Evolution is a Theory. Get it?