Richard Milton (author)

Richard Milton is a British engineerFact|date=September 2008 and author known for his outspoken opposition to Darwinism.

Claims and criticisms

Milton is author of the book "The Facts of Life: Shattering the Myths of Darwinism", which argues that there are fundamental flaws in a wide variety of scientific fields. [cite news | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20000622093124/http://www.alternativescience.com/shattering-the-myths-of-darwinism-contents.htm | title=Shattering the Myths of Darwinism | publisher=alternativescience.com |date= 2002 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2008-02-19] His book was reviewed by Professor Richard Dawkins, Biologist at Oxford University, who wrote it was "twaddle that betrays, on almost every page, complete and total pig-ignorance of the subject at hand." [cite news | url=http://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/WorldOfDawkins-archive/Dawkins/Work/Reviews/1992-08-28shattering_the_myths.shtml | title=Review of Richard Milton: The Facts of Life: Shattering the myth of Darwinism | publisher=New Statesman |date= 28th August 1992 | first=Richard | last=Dawkins | accessdate = 2008-02-19] Al Case reviewed [ [http://www.2think.org/darwinism.shtml AL Cases' review of "Shattering the myths of Darwinism"] ] "Shattering the Myths of Darwinism", pointing out Miltons' reliance on straw man arguments, as well as misunderstanding scientific terminology. This review also shows that Milton relies heavily on arguments by Michael Denton (particularly his book "", which has received negative reviews [ [http://www.2think.org/eatic.shtml A review of "Evolution: a theory in crisis"] ] [ [http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/mark_vuletic/denton.html Mark Vuletic's review of "Evolution: a theory in crisis"] ] from a scientific viewpoint) and Melvin A. Cook, who was a young Earth creationist.

In 1996 he appeared in The Mysterious Origins of Man of which Dave Thomas wrote "Quality science was nowhere to be found" in the program as it had people of questionable credentials interviewed and failed to ignore the leading researchers in their respestive fields.cite news | url=http://www.csicop.org/sb/9603/origins.html | title=NBC's Origins Show | publisher=Committee for Skeptical Inquiry |date= March 1996 | first=Dave | last=Thomas | accessdate = 2007-02-19] Thomas further explained the show failed challenged the claims. Creationist Ken Ham criticized the production in the February 1996 Answers in Genesis newsletter in a review titled "Hollywood's `Moses' Undermines Genesis."

Robert Todd Carroll has reviewed "Alternative Science", citing examples of selective thinking, ad hominem and straw man arguments, conspiracy theories, argument from ignorance and false dilemmas. [cite news | url=http://skepdic.com/refuge/altscience.html | title=The Alternative Science Pages of Richard Milton | publisher=The Skeptic's Dictionary |date= 2008 | first=Robert | last=Carroll | accessdate = 2008-02-19]

Notes

Books

* Richard Milton, "Shattering the Myths of Darwinism". (Park Street Press March 2000) (Inner Traditions July 1997, 1992) ISBN 0892817321
* Richard Milton, "Forbidden Science: Suppressed Research That Could Change Our Lives". (Trafalgar Square March 1996) ISBN 1857023021
* Richard Milton, "Alternative Science: Challenging the Myths of the Scientific Establishment". (Park Street Press May 1, 1996) ISBN 0892816317

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.alternativescience.com/ Richard Milton website] from Archive.org
* [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/milton.html Debate between Richard Milton and Jim Foley]