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| Born | Richard Leslie Thompson February 4, 1947 Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 2008 (aged 61) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cornell University[1] |
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Richard Leslie Thompson, also known as Sadaputa Dasa[2] (IAST: Sadāpūta Dāsa; February 4, 1947 – September 18, 2008), was an American mathematician,[3][4] author and Gaudiya Vaishnava religious figure. Historian Meera Nanda described him as a driving intellectual force of 'Vedic creationism' as co-author (with Michael Cremo) of Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race (1993), a work that has attracted significant criticism from the scientific community.[5][6] Thompson also published several books and articles on the relationship between religion and science, Hindu cosmology and astronomy. He was a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement or ISKCON) and a founding member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute dedicated to examining the relationship of modern scientific theories to the Vaishnava worldview.[1] In the 'science and religion' community he was known for his articulation of ISKCON's view of science.[2] Danish historian of religion Mikael Rothstein described Thompson as "the single dominating writer on science" in ISKCON whom ISKCON has chosen to "cover the field of science more or less on his own".[7] C. Mackenzie Brown, professor of religion at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, described him as "the leading figure" in ISKCON's critique of modern science.[1]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Mackenziewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Rothstein 1996, p. 122
- ^ Henry, Granville C. (1984), "Review: Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic Science: An Investigation Into the Nature of Consciousness and Form by Richard L. Thompson", Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science, 19 (2): 377, doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.1984.tb00936.x
- ^ Bakar, Osman (2003), "The Nature and Extent of Criticism of Evolutionary Theory", in Zarandi, Merhdad M. (ed.), Science and the Myth of Progress, Bloomington, Indiana: World Wisdom, p. 161, ISBN 978-0-941532-47-1. Readable online at Worldwisdom.com
- ^ Meera Nanda in the Indian magazine Frontline called Thompson and Michael Cremo "the intellectual force driving Vedic creationism." Vedic creationism in America Archived February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Frontline. January 14–27, 2006. Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
- ^ For example:
- Numbers, Ronald (2006). The Creationists. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. pp. 564–565, footnote 47. ISBN 978-0-674-02339-0.
- Wodak, J.; Oldroyd, D. (1996). "'Vedic Creationism': A Further Twist to the Evolution Debate". Social Studies of Science. 26 (1): 192–213. doi:10.1177/030631296026001012. ISSN 0306-3127. S2CID 170662013.
- ^ Rothstein 1996, p. 126