The book influenced both Phillip E. Johnson, the father of intelligent design, Michael Behe, a proponent of irreducible complexity, and George Gilder, co-founder of the Discovery Institute, the hub of the intelligent design movement. Since writing the book Denton has changed many of his views on evolution; however, he still believes that the existence of life is a matter of design.
The book influenced Phillip E. Johnson, the father of intelligent design, Michael Behe, a proponent of irreducible complexity, and George Gilder, co-founder of the Discovery Institute, the center of the intelligent design movement. Since writing the book Denton has altered many of his views on evolution; however, he still believes that the existence of life is a matter of design.