Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails)
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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 to cast doubt on certain religious claims that are contrary to known scientific fact. Publishers Weekly Starred Review. In this superb overview, academics Young and Strode tackle the most vexing issues in the public's understanding of biological evolution and earth history. With clear, readable text, Young and Strode detail requisite concepts while providing a conversational response to creationists' objections to evolution, which are frequently based on profound misunderstandings of how science works. Young and Strode provide a thorough explanation of the concept of biological fitness, showing that evolution, hardly random, is a process of interaction between organisms and the environment. Later chapters explain the science of evolutionary development and phylogenetics-how Earth's organisms are related through their genetic codes-as well as geological and astronomical methods for dating (including possibly the clearest explanation of an isochron ever written). They also take a good look at creationism, using the publications of prominent believers to show that it's a movement divided against itself. Much of this work developed from Strode's teaching experience, and it may be the best book yet written for teaching citizens what science really does, and what religion really is in relation. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Figures ixTables and Boxes xiForeword Kevin Padian xiiiPreface xvAcknowledgments xviiPart I The Basics and the History1 Introduction 32 The Structure of this Book 143 History of Creationism and Evolutionary Science in the United States 20Part II How Science Works (and Creationism Doesn't)4 How Science Works 375 How Pseudoscience Works 496 Why Creationism Fails 547 The Argument from Design 598 Why Intelligent-Design Creationism Fails 64Part III The Science of Evolution9 The Father of Evolution 8110 How Evolution Works 8611 Recapitulation 9912 Evo Devo: How Evolution Constantly Remodels 10313 Phylogenetics 11814 Design by Committee: The Twists, Turns, and Flips of Human Anatomy 131Part IV The Universe15 How We Know the Age of the Earth 14516 Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life? 165Part V Evolution, Ethics, and Religion17 Evolution and Ethics 17518 Why Science and Religion are Compatible 18419 Summary and Conclusion 194Glossary 197Bibliography 217Index 221
