Political / Ideological
Discovery Institute (Intelligent Design)
13/40· ModerateConfidence: High
Intelligent Design think-tank (1990, Seattle). Center for Science and Culture is the primary ID-promoting unit. Distinguished from young-earth creationism.
CLCI radar
Moderate / High-Demand
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control2/10
Information Control4/10
Thought Control5/10
Emotional Control2/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — intelligent design think-tank; mainstream low-control institutional organisation.
Founded
1990
Members
Think-tank with limited formal membership
Active in
USA
In context
Discovery Institute promotes Intelligent Design as scientific alternative to mainstream evolutionary biology. Subject of Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005) federal court ruling that ID is not science. Mainstream low-control think-tank.
Legal cases & controversies
- Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005)
Timeline
- 1990Discovery Institute founded
- 2005Kitzmiller v. Dover ruling
Sources
- Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005)
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