Resource: Wells, Jonathon. “PBS: Pushing Bad Science.” The Discovery Institute; “The Party’s Over.” The Discovery Institute; “Why Darwinism is False.” The Discovery Institute.

Summary: In the past year, Jonathan Wells has written three articles about the persistence of Darwinism in the secular arena in spite of all the compelling contrary evidence and lack of supporting proof of the evolution theory.

Do the American people deserve better from their “Public” Broadcasting System? Jonathon Wells believes so. As the year-long celebration of Darwin’s accomplishments comes to a close with a special on answers to riddles that Darwin couldn't explain in his day, Wells reflects on Darwin’s significance. In many places of the world those who revere Darwin spared no expense (often the taxpayer’s money) to celebrate.

There are hundred of scientists through the years who have offered much greater contributions than Darwin to the world who have not had one day of celebration. His most significant contribution has not been to science but to a “materialistic philosophy.” So why did this year-long celebration take place? Wells said it is due to Darwin’s insistence on totally natural explanations for the rise of life on earth. [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2009/12/pbs_pushing_bad_science.html].

Those who promote a secular viewpoint find Darwin’s theory fitting their agendas. Chris Mooney believes not only is Darwin “brilliant—he is a way of life.” When natural or physical evidence cannot be found to support his evolution theory, it is not cause for concern for it is accepted that evidence “must nonetheless be assumed to exist to the exclusion of other causes.” Not everyone is celebrating though. Science journalist, Susan Mazur, believes “evolutionary science is as much about the posturing, salesmanship, stonewalling and bullying that goes on as it is about actual scientific theory.”

[ http://www.discovery.org/a/13741]

In May, Wells published the paper “Why Darwinism Is False.” He addresses the falsehoods of Jerry A. Coyne’s evidence and conclusion that evolution is true. It is a systematic and compelling rebuttal by exposing the lack of evidence of fossils, embryology, vestiges and bad design, biogeography as well as selection and speciation. What seems confounding is no matter the amount of comprehensive evidence proving it false, Darwinism persists in spite of the lack of supporting evidence. Wells believes students, if given accurate information and the “freedom to exercise critical thinking” could read Coyne’s book, Why Evolution is True, and learn how “Darwinists manipulate the evidence and mix it with theology to recycle a false theory that should have been discarded long ago.” [http://www.discovery.org/a/10661]