Why evolution works (and creationism fails) / Matt Young, Paul K. Strode.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Matt, 1941-

Contributor:

Strode, Paul K., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Creationism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails) is an impassioned argument in favor of science—primarily the theory of evolution—and against creationism. Why impassioned? Should not scientists be dispassionate in their work? “Perhaps,” write the authors, “but it is impossible to remain neutral when our most successful scientific theories are under attack, for religious and other reasons, by laypeople and even some scientists who willfully distort scientific findings and use them for their own purposes.” Focusing on what other books omit, how science works and how pseudoscience works, Matt Young and Paul K. Strode demonstrate the futility of “scientific” creationism. They debunk the notion of intelligent design and other arguments that show evolution could not have produced life in its present form. Concluding with a frank discussion of science and religion, Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails) argues that science by no means excludes religion, though it ought tocast doubt on certain religious claims that are contrary to known scientific fact.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Tables and Boxes

Foreword

Preface

Part I. The Basics and the History

Part II. How Science Works (and Creationism Doesn’t)

Part III. The Science of Evolution

Part IV. The Universe

Part V. Evolution, Ethics, and Religion

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index.

ISBN:

0-8135-4864-0

OCLC:

647879986