Andrew McIntosh (professor)
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Andrew McIntosh is Professor of Thermodynamics and Combustion Theory at the University of Leeds
. McIntosh disagrees with the scientific consensus
on biological evolution and is a young earth creationist.
. In December 2010, this work received the outstanding contribution to innovation and technology title at the Times Higher Education awards in London.
In a debate with Richard Dawkins
on BBC Radio Ulster
, McIntosh stated his belief that the world was 6000 years old, that marine trilobites were made extinct by Noah's flood and that the Second Law of Thermodynamics
contradicts the Darwinian theory of evolution
.
McIntosh is on the board of directors of Truth in Science
, an organisation which promotes the teaching of intelligent design
in British schools. In November 2006, the University of Leeds issued a statement distancing itself from creationism, and claimed that McIntosh's directorship of Truth in Science is unconnected with his teaching or research.
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
. McIntosh disagrees with the scientific consensus
Scientific consensus
Scientific consensus is the collective judgment, position, and opinion of the community of scientists in a particular field of study. Consensus implies general agreement, though not necessarily unanimity. Scientific consensus is not by itself a scientific argument, and it is not part of the...
on biological evolution and is a young earth creationist.
Biography
McIntosh's research group at University of Leeds has developed a new technology known as µMist which is based on the gaseous "cannon" of the bombardier beetleBombardier beetle
Bombardier beetles are ground beetles in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: When disturbed, the beetle ejects a noxious chemical spray in a rapid burst of pulses from...
. In December 2010, this work received the outstanding contribution to innovation and technology title at the Times Higher Education awards in London.
In a debate with Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
on BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Ulster is one of two Northern Irish BBC radio stations, the other being BBC Radio Foyle located in the city of Derry. BBC Radio Ulster is located at Broadcasting House in the Ormeau Avenue area of Belfast city centre...
, McIntosh stated his belief that the world was 6000 years old, that marine trilobites were made extinct by Noah's flood and that the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Second law of thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics is an expression of the tendency that over time, differences in temperature, pressure, and chemical potential equilibrate in an isolated physical system. From the state of thermodynamic equilibrium, the law deduced the principle of the increase of entropy and...
contradicts the Darwinian theory of evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
.
McIntosh is on the board of directors of Truth in Science
Truth in Science
Truth in Science is a United Kingdom-based creationist organization which promotes the Discovery Institute's "Teach the Controversy" campaign. It uses this strategy to try to get intelligent design taught alongside evolution in school science lessons...
, an organisation which promotes the teaching of intelligent design
Intelligent design
Intelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for...
in British schools. In November 2006, the University of Leeds issued a statement distancing itself from creationism, and claimed that McIntosh's directorship of Truth in Science is unconnected with his teaching or research.
Books
- Genesis for Today: Showing the Relevance of the Creation/Evolution Debate to Today's Society (foreword by Ken HamKen HamKenneth Alfred Ham is the Australian President/CEO of Answers in Genesis USA. He is a vocal advocate for a young Earth and a literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis, and his cross-country speaking tours and many books make him one of the better known young-Earth...
) (Day One Publications, 2000) ISBN 9781903087152