12 Facts About Taner Edis

Taner Edis was born on August 20,1967 and is a Turkish American physicist and skeptic.

Taner Edis is a professor of physics at Truman State University.

Taner Edis is a scientific and technical consultant for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

Taner Edis has lived in the United States since starting his master's degree at Johns Hopkins University.

Taner Edis's research "focuses on paranormal and supernatural claims and explores what their failures say about the nature of science".

Taner Edis is particularly interested in Islamic creationism and the American intelligent design movement.

Taner Edis has been called "a liberal atheist, secular humanist and a zealous proselyte of scientific reason".

Taner Edis's answer was that it just depends on the type of Islam.

Taner Edis was an editor of the book Why Intelligent Design Fails, which has received positive reviews.

Dunn writes that Taner Edis gives a wide-ranging exposition of how the Qur'an has been variously interpreted to provide an alternative to Western beliefs, and that this will "challenge, offend, and enlighten" the book's readers.

Guessoum writes that while Taner Edis acknowledges that modern thinkers within Islam do not fully embrace anti-scientific religious dogmas, Taner Edis is "unhappy" that the materialist nature of science is not fully embraced.

Gray writes that Taner Edis's thesis is that there is a fundamental incompatibility between Islam and science because of the religion's dogmatic precepts.