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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedWhy Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design
Science News, August 19, 2006
WHY DARWIN MATTERS: The Case against Intelligent Design
MICHAEL SHERMER
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, conceived after his voyage to the Galapagos Islands, is a scientific achievement whose importance has reached mythic proportions. The idea that species are generated through the process of natural selection is one of the most culturally profound statements ever made, Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, argues in this book. That should be repeatedly pointed out in the battle that evolution scientists are currently forced to wage against religious creationists, the author asserts. He refers to the latest assault on evolution by proponents of a now-popular--but scientifically unsound--form of creationism called intelligent design. He examines the philosophical arguments against evolution, reviews the challenges that intelligent design presents, and then spells out how evolution can meet each one. Finally, Shermer explains why conservatives and Christians should accept the theory of evolution and reviews the important questions scientists are working to answer through evolutionary theory. Henry Holt, 2006, 199 p., hardcover, $22.00.
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