I heard that JTF was associated with the Intelligent Design movement? Is it?
No. In certain media accounts, JTF has been connected with the Intelligent Design (ID) movement popularized by, for example, the Discovery Institute. JTF has publicly stated that it “does not support the movement known as Intelligent Design, [either] as an intellectual position or a movement.” In fact, JTF has funded several anti-ID programs, most notably a project in conjunction with the AAAS. Still, as might be expected for a philanthropic organization with JTF’s wide reach and interests, JTF has funded individuals with theological interests in science, a small fraction of whom have later expressed sympathy with ID.An important example is Guillermo Gonzalez, an astronomer with the University of Washington, who recently publishedThe Privileged Planetwith Regenry, the publishing arm of the Discovery Institute. In 2000, Dr. Gonzalez received Templeton funding in a program overseen by the current Scientific Director of FQXi, Max Tegmark. At the time of his award, Dr.
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