# Who Sponsors Peaceful Science?

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/who-sponsors-peaceful-science/216>\
**Category:** Peaceful Science\
**Created:** [May 15, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/who-sponsors-peaceful-science/216 "2018-05-15T22:19:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/who-sponsors-peaceful-science/216/59 "2018-05-19T06:04:25Z")

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> [@auntyevology](#):
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> That might be an appropriately proportional return question to this thread’s question asking about the site’s sponsors.

Just one more reminder on the title of this thread:

When I first used the term “sponsor” in reference to these pages, I was referring to [PeacefulScience.Org](http://PeacefulScience.Org) (in parallel to [BioLogos.Org](http://BioLogos.Org)). And all of a sudden we were chasing kittens about some “presumed” significant source of funding. The significan source of funding is the cost of maintaining the bandwidth for this Discourse site, paid for out of the generous intentions of Dr. @swamidass.

Be sure to visit his disclaimer!

> [@Forum Disclaimer](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/forum-disclaimer/186):
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> This is the Peaceful Science Forum, hosted by Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass MD PhD, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. See his scientific work is here: [http://swami.wustl.edu/](http://swami.wustl.edu/). Dr. Swamidass affirms mainstream science, including evolutionary science, the [common descent](http://peacefulscience.org/evidence-and-evolution/) of all living things (including humans), [methodological naturalism](http://peacefulscience.org/methodological-naturalism/) (though he thinks it’s [incorrectly named](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/methodological-naturalism-so-falsely-called/265)), and an old earth. He opposes political action to change science curricula, and is a skeptic of Intelligent Design and scientific creationism. Agreeing with the non-theist Eugenie Scott, he argues science is silent on God’s action, and cannot properly consider theological claims, like the existence or action of God. He also places a high value on building bridges, and kindness to others, which should not be mistaken for an endorsement of any claims. Dr. Swamidass is also a Christian. He confesses, along with other scientists, that [Jesus rose from the dead](http://www.veritas.org/evidence-easter-scientists-list/). For this reason, he is sensitive to the conce…

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