Why Darwin matters : the case against intelligent design / Michael Shermer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shermer, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Intelligent design (Teleology).

Physical Description:

xxii, 199 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Times Books, 2006.

Summary:

Shermer, a creationist-turned-scientist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents are invoking a combination of bad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology. He decodes the scientific evidence to show that evolution is not "just a theory" and illustrates how it achieves the design of life through the bottom-up process of natural selection.

Contents:

Prologue: Why Evolution Matters xiii

1 The Facts of Evolution 1

2 Why People Do Not Accept Evolution 23

3 In Search of the Designer 34

4 Debating Intelligent Design 45

5 Science under Attack 89

6 The Real Agenda 106

7 Why Science Cannot Contradict Religion 116

8 Why Christians and Conservatives Should Accept Evolution 126

9 The Real Unsolved Problems in Evolution 139

Epilogue: Why Science Matters 154

Coda: Genesis Revisited 162

Appendix: Equal Time for Whom? 166.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-187) and index.

ISBN:

0805081216

OCLC:

64511220

Publisher Number:

9780805081213

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