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Benjamin Wiker (born 1960) is a Roman Catholic ethicist.

Little is known of Wiker's early life, but he obtained his PhD in ethics from Vanderbilt University and then came to teach at a variety of institutions including Marquette University, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Thomas Aquinas College, and the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Wiker came to attention in 2002 with the publication of Moral Darwinism: How We Became Hedonists. In this book, Wiker aims to show how Darwinism by its very nature completely undermines the ethical foundation of Christianity (or Judaism and Islam) because its materialist cosmology was incompatible with any concept of natural law. Wiker became a member of the Discovery Institute, a think tank supporting this idea, soon after the publication of the book.

His next major book, Architects of the Culture of Death, co-written with veteran Catholic ethicist Donald DeMarco, looks at how the most influential thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries from Schopenhauer to Peter Singer have undermined the Christian value of "sanctity of life". 2008's 10 Books That Screwed Up the World looks at fifteen important books from The Prince to The Feminine Mystique and aims, following Paul Johnson and E. Michael Jones, to show how the actual lives of these thinkers has led to fundamentally distorted views about human nature and especially sexuality. The Darwin Myth is a biography of Charles Darwin and aims to show how Darwin's own beliefs (notably on slavery and charity) and kindly character contradicted his own theories of evolution.

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Total Books: 23
10 Books that Screwed Up the World And 5 Others That Didn't Help
12 Things You Need to Know about the Reformation 500 Years Later
In Defense of Nature The Catholic Unity of Environmental Economic and Moral Ecology
How To Think about God on a Plane
2013 - How to Think About God on a Plane [How To Think about _______ on a Plane - Volume 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781491203156
ISBN-10: 1491203153
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Worshipping the State How Liberalism Became Our State Religion
Politicizing the Bible The Roots of Historical Criticism and the Secularization of Scripture 13001700
The Catholic Church  Science Answering the Questions Exposing the Myths
10 Books Every Conservative Must Read Plus Four Not to Miss and One Impostor
10 Books Every Conservative Must Read Plus Four Not to Miss and One Imposter
2010 - 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read Plus Four Not to Miss and One Imposter [Library Edition] (Audio Cassette)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781441748768
ISBN-10: 1441748768
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The Darwin Myth The Life and Lies of Charles Darwin
2010 - The Darwin Myth the Life and Lies of Charles Darwin [Library Edition] (Audio Cassette)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781441716798
ISBN-10: 1441716793
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Answering the New Atheism Dismantling Dawkins' Case Against God
2008 - Answering the New Atheism Dismantling Dawkins' Case Against God (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781931018487
ISBN-10: 1931018480
  • Currently 0.5/5 Stars.
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A Meaningful World How the Arts And Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature
The Mystery of the Periodic Table
2003 - The Mystery of the Periodic Table [Living History Library] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781883937713
ISBN-10: 188393771X
Genres: Children's Books, Science & Math
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Moral Darwinism How We Became Hedonists
2002 - Moral Darwinism How We Became Hedonists (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780830826667
ISBN-10: 0830826661
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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10 Livros que Estragaram o Mundo
10 Livros Que Estragaram O Mundo [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788567394589
ISBN-10: 8567394589
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