What is the FQXi position on Intelligent Design?
It is the view of FQXi that Intelligent Design is at best very poor science driven largely by a political agenda. We emphatically reject both. However, we recognize that our stated mission—”To catalyze, support, and disseminate research onquestions at the foundationsof physics andcosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas that are integral to a deep understanding of reality but unlikely to be supported byconventional funding sources”—will often bring us in close contact with individuals having disparate views and opinions, some very different from ours. We welcome the dialogue, as well as the opportunity and challenge.
It is the view of FQXi that Intelligent Design is at best very poor science driven largely by a political agenda. We emphatically reject both. However, we recognize that our stated mission”To catalyze, support, and disseminate research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas that are integral to a deep understanding of reality but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources”will often bring us in close contact with individuals having disparate views and opinions, some very different from ours. We welcome the dialogue, as well as the opportunity and challenge.
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- What is the FQXi position on Intelligent Design?
