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Why evolution works (and creationism fails) /

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 pre...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Young, Matt, 1941-
Other Authors: Strode, Paul K., 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The basics and the history. The structure of this book ; History of creationism and evolutionary science in the United States
  • How science works (and creationism doesn't). How science works ; How pseudoscience works ; Why creationism fails ; The argument from design ; Why intelligent-design creationism fails
  • The science of evolution. The father of evolution ; How evolution works ; Recapitulation ; Evo devo : how evolution constantly remodels ; Phylogenetics ; Design by committee : the twists, turns, and flips of human anatomy
  • The universe. How we know the age of the earth ; Is the universe fine-turned for life?
  • Evolution, ethics, and religion. Evolution and ethics ; Why science and religion are compatible.