The name was chosen very carefully for a specific purpose, nothing to do with proclaiming moral high-ground. Eric explains the various meanings in a video he up

The name was chosen very carefully for a specific purpose, nothing to do with proclaiming moral high-ground. Eric explains the various meanings in a video he uploaded to his channel [1]. I would argue Molyneux is not remotely part of the IDW. I haven't heard anyone within it say anything remotely positive about him or willing to associate with him. Eric's brother, Bret an evolutionary biologist, regularly mocks Molyneux and explains why his interpretation of evolutionary theory is wrong [2][3][4][5]. Also part of the IDW name originates from Eric's observation that mainstream academics unwilling to either publicly debate his findings or defend theirs. When those findings could potentially decrease the impact of their work or demonstrate a lack of scientific rigor [6]. He's noticed this in other fields too, like biology with Bret's theory on cultural evolution. Only just this year did he get a chance to debate Dawkins. [1] 'Why the "Intellectual Dark Web" has such a crazy name': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr0OX6ai4Qw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr0OX6ai4Qw [2] https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein/status/1070217128211443712 https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein/status/1070217128211443712 [3] https://twitter.com/bretweinstein/status/1070127960009564160 https://twitter.com/bretweinstein/status/1070127960009564160 [4] https://twitter.com/bretweinstein/status/1103765054191656963 https://twitter.com/bretweinstein/status/1103765054191656963 [5] https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein/status/1070150469895413760 https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein/status/1070150469895413760 [6] Eric's talk at Stanford from 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_brHQRMu9k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_brHQRMu9k