Access Research Network

Access Research Network

Access Research Network (ARN), based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, evolved from an earlier creationist organization, Students for Origins Research (SOR). SOR was founded in 1977 by a group of students at the University of California at Santa Barbara as an "alternative view" to both the Young Earth Creationist Institute for Creation Research and the scientific establishment. Its approach differed from the former (and similar creationist organizations) in that it did not require adherence to scriptural authority and a specific model as to the age of the Earth, potentially avoiding the chronic conflicts that this produced with the scientific community, and hoped to foster a relationship of dialogue rather than debate. In this it was an early advocate of Neo-Creationism.[1]

It acts as a de facto auxiliary website to the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture (CSC) in promoting intelligent design (ID), and has become a comprehensive clearinghouse for ID resources, including news releases, publications, multimedia products and an elementary school science curriculum. Its stated mission is "providing accessible information on science, technology and society issues from an intelligent design perspective."[2] Its directors are Dennis Wagner (Executive Director) and CSC Fellows Mark Hartwig, Stephen C. Meyer and Paul Nelson.[3] Its 'Friends of ARN' is also dominated by CSC Fellows.[2]

The group's publication includes subjects such as genetic engineering, euthanasia, computer technology, environmental issues, creation/evolution, fetal tissue research, and AIDS.[3] It published a journal Origins & Design,[2] but this has been moribund since 2001.[4]

References

  1. ^ Giberson, Karl W.; Donald A. Yerxa (November 2002). Species of Origins: America's Search for a Creation Story. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.. pp. 199–200. ISBN 0-7425-0765-3. 
  2. ^ a b c Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross, Creationism's Trojan Horse. Oxford University Press, (January 8, 2004) ISBN 0-19-515742-7 (pp 165-167)
  3. ^ a b "About the Access Research Network". Access Research Network. 2008. http://www.arn.org/infopage/info.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-17. 
  4. ^ Origins & Design Journal, Access Research Network

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Access Media Network — (AMN) is a business automation and technology organization unifying speech, music, audio, images and movies with two way communications. The core definition of the AMN, founded by Dale Burleigh Schalow in 1992, was a premise for consumer based… …   Wikipedia

  • Offshoring Research Network — Launch year: 2004 Founder: Prof. Arie Y. Lewin (Duke University, USA) Managed by: Duke CIBER Fuqua School of Business Partner universities: From Western Europe and Australia …   Wikipedia

  • CREMe Research Network — (CRN) is a Forum created by the Dublin based company CREMe Software Ltd. CRN was developed to encourage world wide collaboration between researchers working in the area of food, cosmetics, environmental and chemical safety. CRN focuses on… …   Wikipedia

  • Pakistan Education & Research Network — (PERN2) is the only research and education network of Pakistan launched in 2002 by Higher Education Commission. The purpose of this national research and education network is to provide communication infrastructure to the universities,… …   Wikipedia

  • NATO Science, Technology and Research Network — The NATO Science, Technology and Research Network (STARNET) was developed to deal with the vast and rapidly growing amount of data relevant and vital to the success of the research and development process and the overall advancement and… …   Wikipedia

  • Social Science Research Network — The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is a website devoted to the rapid dissemination of scholarly research in the social sciences, particularly the fields of economics, finance, accounting, management, and law. SSRN was founded by Michael… …   Wikipedia

  • Access (economics) — Access is a catalytic process that enables interactions, contacts and exchanges among people, businesses and nations. An analytical framework to define the drivers and benefits of Access and to quantify the impact of Access on economic growth and …   Wikipedia

  • Network Access Control — (NAC) is an approach to computer network security that attempts to unify endpoint security technology (such as antivirus, host intrusion prevention, and vulnerability assessment), user or system authentication and network security… …   Wikipedia

  • Network topology — Diagram of different network topologies. Network topology is the layout pattern of interconnections of the various elements (links, nodes, etc.) of a computer[1][2] …   Wikipedia

  • Network neutrality in the United States — Network Neutrality Related issues and topics Automatic telephone exchange Data discrimination End to end principle Internet Protocol Tiered Internet Bandwidth Throttling …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”