R. L. Wysong

R. L. Wysong (Randy Wysong) is an American veterinarian, anti-vaxxer, cholesterol denialist and young earth creationist writer. He is also the founder of the Wysong pet food companyFAQ Wysong (archived from December 26, 2007). and the Wysong Institute.Randy Wysong's Biography Red Room (archived from March 6, 2013).
Wysong describes himself as an "iconoclastic scientist, veterinary surgeon, health educator, pioneering leader in the natural food and prevention fields, inventor, and philosopher."As If Thinking Matters (archived from March 17, 2019). He operates the website AsIfThinkingMatters.com. His book Solving the Big Questions, argues that "everyone has it wrong". The book claims that abiogenesis, evolution and materialism are false, whilst intelligent design and paranormal powers are true.
Wysong thinks free will "proves" creationism and the laws of thermodynamics disprove evolutionChoosing to Believe in Evolution Disproves It - Dr. Wysong (Jan 9, 2017) R. L. Wysong, YouTube. He has supported pseudoscientific intelligent design arguments.Nuts and Bolts Prove Intelligent Design and Defeat Evolution (Oct 12, 2018) R. L. Wysong, YouTube. Never mind the omnipotence paradox. And, to top it all off, he believes the Earth is flat and that gravity does not exist = 
==The Creation-Evolution Controversy==
He is best known for his 1976 young-earth creationist book, The Creation-evolution Controversy.The Creation-Evolution Controversy by R. L. Wysong (1976) Inquiry Press. ISBN 0918112028. It was not taken seriously by the scientific community. Paleontologist Niles Eldredge noted that:
In the book, Wysong made many mistakes. Regarding the starlight problem, he incorrectly asserted that "the time required [for light] to reach us from the most distant stars is only 15 years."Mills, David. Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism. Ulysses Press. p. 138. Unsurprisingly, Conservapedia is a fan of the book.
==Twitter nuttiness==
Wysong has written a lot of bullshit on Twitter:
==Racial views==
Wysong has argued against the ideas of racial equality. 
He is also a fan of races sticking to their "own kind", so he is probably a fan of white separatism. Racism a bogus issue. R. L. Wysong. He supports racial segregation in prisons:
==Cholesterol and vaccine denialism==
Wysong is a cholesterol and statin denialist. He has authored The Cholesterol Myth, 2010. He denies the scientific evidence that blood LDL cholesterol levels increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.The Cholesterol Myth – Believe it to Your Peril by R. L. Wysong (archived from March 18, 2019).
He is also a vaccine denialist and argues that vaccines are not safe.The Vaccine Dilemma by R. L. Wysong (archived from March 18, 2019).Vaccine Dangers. R. L. Wysong.Vaccinations-Reasons for Pause by R. L. Wysong (archived from March 18, 2019). He wrote on his website "nobody knows for certain that a vaccine has prevented them from getting a disease."
==Pet food==
The Wysong company also controversially introduced commercial vegan chow for cats and dogs.Wysong Vegan Dry Dog & Cat Food, 5-lb bag (archived from 18 Mar 2019 20:03:21 UTC).Should Your Pet Go on a Vegetarian Diet? The risks of feeding vegan or vegetarian diets to your pet. by Roxanne Hawn, WebMD This was contrary to R. L. Wysong's own advice of feeding pets a diet that is "as close to the form they would find in the wild as possible."The Pet Food Ingredient Game by R. Wysong (archived from July 27, 2018).
==External links==
*AsIfThinkingMatters
==References==
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