Signs of Intelligence: Understanding Intelligent DesignWilliam Dembski, James Kushiner A collection of fourteen essays which provide an overview of the argument for intelligent design, with diagrams, explanations, and relevant quotations. |
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Challenging the Modernist | 25 |
Gaining a Hearing | 42 |
The Cultural | 60 |
ScienceTheology and the Consideration | 80 |
the Foundation of Life | 90 |
DNA Design and Intelligence | 102 |
The Evidence for Development | 118 |
The Fatal Flaws of Natural Selection | 128 |
The Fossil Record and Intelligent | 145 |
The FineTuning of Constants | 157 |
A Primer on the Discernment of Intelli | 171 |
Is Intelligent Design Science? The Scientific Status and Future | 193 |
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