--- title: "2 Robert T. Pennock Quotes - Famous Philosopher" description: "American philosopher and critic of intelligent design... | Robert T. Pennock is an American philosopher working on the Avida digital organism project at..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-robert-t-pennock-94367.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Robert T. Pennock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-robert-t-pennock-94367.jpg) # Robert T. Pennock Philosopher **2** quotes in **19** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert T. Pennock is a philosopher. ## Quick Facts About Robert T. Pennock Profession Philosopher ## About Robert T. Pennock American philosopher and critic of intelligent design... \| Robert T. Pennock is an American philosopher working on the Avida digital organism project at Michigan State University where he has been full professor since 2000. Pennock was a witness in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial, testifying on behalf of the plaintiffs, and described how ## Quotes by Robert T. Pennock > [“Methodological naturalism is a “ground rule” of science today which requires scientists to seek explanations in the world around us based upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-pennock/methodological-naturalism-is-a-ground-rule-of-science-today-which/) [Robert T. Pennock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-pennock/) [Evidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evidence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/robert-t-pennock-94367_evidence_methodological-naturalism-is-a-ground-ru_1528880.jpg) > [“Intelligent design theorists have learned a few lessons from the failures of their predecessors and have devised a more sophisticated strategy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-pennock/intelligent-design-theorists-have-learned-a-few-lessons-from-the/) [Robert T. Pennock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-pennock/) [Evolution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evolution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/robert-t-pennock-94367_evolution_intelligent-design-theorists-have-learne_1617834.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-pennock/#itemlist", "name": "Robert T. Pennock Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Methodological naturalism is a “ground rule” of science today which requires scientists to seek explanations in the world around us based upon what we can observe, test, replicate, and verify”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert T. 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