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He has helped promote the [[Academic Freedom bills]] in Florida<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/18/na-let-there-be-open-debate-over-evolution/ | title=Let There Be Open Debate Over Evolution | publisher=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |date= February 18, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-07-16}}</ref> alongside [[Ben Stein]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.discovery.org/a/4516| title=Prepared Remarks by Casey Luskin, Discovery Institute, for Press Conference on Florida Academic Freedom Act | publisher=[[Center for Science and Culture]] |date= March 12, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> Luskin also writes for the [[Discovery Institute]]'s blog, offering critiques of evolution, which have been met with criticism.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/wells/luskin.html | title=Response to Casey Luskin | publisher=[[talk.origins]] |date= March 10, 2002 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/i_guess_eponymous_wasnt_on_the.php | title=I guess ‘eponymous’ wasn't on the LSAT | publisher=[[Pharyngula (blog)]] |date= July 14, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/07/14/746/ | title=Missing The Wrist | publisher=[[Discover (magazine)]] |date= July 14, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-07-18}}</ref> |
He has helped promote the [[Academic Freedom bills]] in Florida<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/18/na-let-there-be-open-debate-over-evolution/ | title=Let There Be Open Debate Over Evolution | publisher=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |date= February 18, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-07-16}}</ref> alongside [[Ben Stein]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.discovery.org/a/4516| title=Prepared Remarks by Casey Luskin, Discovery Institute, for Press Conference on Florida Academic Freedom Act | publisher=[[Center for Science and Culture]] |date= March 12, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> Luskin also writes for the [[Discovery Institute]]'s blog, offering critiques of evolution, which have been met with criticism.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/wells/luskin.html | title=Response to Casey Luskin | publisher=[[talk.origins]] |date= March 10, 2002 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/i_guess_eponymous_wasnt_on_the.php | title=I guess ‘eponymous’ wasn't on the LSAT | publisher=[[Pharyngula (blog)]] |date= July 14, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/07/14/746/ | title=Missing The Wrist | publisher=[[Discover (magazine)]] |date= July 14, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-07-18}}</ref> |
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Luskin disagrees with the mainstream scientific and legal assessment of ID, saying that "ID does not have religious premises".<ref>[http://www.discovery.org/a/7081 Any larger philosophical implications of intelligent design, or any religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations of ID proponents, do not disqualify ID from having scientific merit] - Discovery Institute - Article Database </ref> |
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==Journal publications== |
==Journal publications== |
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Casey Luskin | |
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Occupation | Program Officer at Center for Science and Culture |
Website | www.caseyluskin.com |
Casey Luskin is an American author and prominent promoter of intelligent design who is the Program Officer in Public Policy & Legal Affairs for the Center for Science and Culture of the Discovery Institute.[1] He co-founded the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center, which promotes ID on college and high school campuses across the country.[1]
Luskin has a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Sciences from University of California, San Diego and earned a Law Degree is from the University of San Diego.[1]
He has helped promote the Academic Freedom bills in Florida[2] alongside Ben Stein.[3] Luskin also writes for the Discovery Institute's blog, offering critiques of evolution, which have been met with criticism.[4][5][6]
Luskin disagrees with the mainstream scientific and legal assessment of ID, saying that "ID does not have religious premises".[7]
Journal publications
- David K. DeWolf, John G. West, Casey Luskin, and Jonathan Witt, Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller v. Dover Trial (Discovery Institute Press, 2006).
- Casey Luskin, "Alternative Viewpoints about Biological Origins as Taught in Public Schools," Journal of Church and State (Summer, 2005).
- Lisa Tauxe, Casey Luskin, Peter Selkin, Phillip Gans, and Andy Calvert, “Paleomagnetic results from the Snake River Plain: Contribution to the time-averaged field global database,” Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), 5(8) (August, 2004).
References
- ^ a b c "Casey Luskin, Staff - Discovery Institute". Center for Science and Culture. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Let There Be Open Debate Over Evolution". The Tampa Tribune. February 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Prepared Remarks by Casey Luskin, Discovery Institute, for Press Conference on Florida Academic Freedom Act". Center for Science and Culture. March 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ "Response to Casey Luskin". talk.origins. March 10, 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ "I guess 'eponymous' wasn't on the LSAT". Pharyngula (blog). July 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Missing The Wrist". Discover (magazine). July 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Any larger philosophical implications of intelligent design, or any religious motives, beliefs, and affiliations of ID proponents, do not disqualify ID from having scientific merit - Discovery Institute - Article Database