Kenneth R. Miller

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Ken Miller

Kenneth R. Miller (born 1948) is a biology professor at Brown University. Miller, a Roman Catholic, is particularly known for his opposition to creationism, including the intelligent design movement. He has written a book on the subject entitled Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, in which he furthers the argument that a belief in God and evolution are not mutually exclusive.

Miller has appeared in court as a witness, and on panels debating the teaching of intelligent design in schools. In 2002, the Ohio State Board of Education held a public debate between prominent evolutionists, including Miller, and proponents of intelligent design.[1] He was a witness in Selman v. Cobb County, testing the legality of stickers calling evolution a "theory, not a fact" that were placed on the biology textbook Miller authored. In 2005, the judge ruled that the stickers violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution [2] – the decision was vacated on appeal, and was remanded back to the lower court for determination of certain facts, including whether Miller has any qualifications to testify as an expert on the popular meaning of the word "theory". Miller was also the plaintiff's lead expert witness in the Dover, Pennsylvania case, challenging the school board's mandate to incorporate intelligent design into the curriculum. The judge in that case also ruled decisively in favor of the plaintiffs.

Miller received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 1974. His research involves problems of structure and function in biological membranes, often involving electron microscopy.

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Miller, K.R. (2000) Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution ISBN 0-06-093049-7
Miller, K.R. and Levine, J. (2002) Biology: The Living Science various editions of High School textbook.