Richard L. Thompson
Richard Leslie Thompson, also known as
Sadaputa Dasa (; February 4, 1947 – September 18, 2008), was an American mathematician, author and
Gaudiya Vaishnava religious figure. Historian
Meera Nanda described him as a driving intellectual force of '
Vedic creationism' as co-author (with
Michael Cremo) of ''
Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race'' (1993), a work that has attracted significant criticism from the scientific community. Thompson also published several books and articles on the
relationship between religion and science,
Hindu cosmology and
astronomy. He was a member of the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly known as the ''Hare Krishna movement'' or ''ISKCON'') and a founding member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, the branch of ISKCON dedicated to examining the relationship of modern scientific theories to the
Vaishnava worldview. In the
'science and religion' community he was known for his articulation of ISKCON's view of science. Danish historian of religion
Mikael Rothstein described Thompson as "the single dominating writer on science" in ISKCON whom ISKCON has chosen to "cover the field of science more or less on his own". C. Mackenzie Brown, professor of religion at
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, described him as "the leading figure" in ISKCON's critique of modern science.
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