Darwin Strikes Back

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 * by Thomas Woodward
 * 224 pages Softcover
 * ISBN 0801065631

What started as a debate among scientists has become a full-scale public battle. In this sequel to his award-winning Doubts about Darwin, Thomas Woodward traces the struggle that has emerged as the two sides wrestle with questions of the origin of life. Woodward answers these questions and more:


 * Who are the key players on each side, and what contributions have they made?
 * How has the debate developed, and where is it headed in the future?
 * What conclusions can we draw about our origins based on the scientific evidence?

Woodward examines three major design theorists: Michael Behe, Jonathan Wells, and William Dembski, as well as their most notable critics including biologist Kenneth Miller, philosopher Niall Shanks, educator Eugenie Scott, and the ubiquitous Richard Dawkins. Woodward, once a staunch supporter of Darwinian evolution himself, finds that critics of intelligent design often offer flawed arguments. The book also discusses some of the advances in physics, the problems associated with the chemical evolution of life, and summarizes the work of related scholars such as physicists Paul Davies and Robert Jastrow, and the Chinese paleontologist Jun-Yuan Chen. If you want to get up to speed on the recent arguments and counter-arguments in the origins debate over the past 10 years, or if you just want a layman’s introduction to both the scientific evidence and personalities of the Intelligent Design Movement, this is the book for you.

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