Science on trial: the case for evolutionA noted evolutionary biologist examines the creation controversy, explaining the fallacies behind the claims of creationists and providing a straightforward interpretation of the theory of evolution |
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19 Their "scientific" theory of creationism entails a personal, omnipotent,
intelligent, purposeful Designer — the Creator as traditionally conceived in Judeo
-Christian religion. It is the particular concept of creation that the "scientific
creationists" ...
19 Their "scientific" theory of creationism entails a personal, omnipotent,
intelligent, purposeful Designer — the Creator as traditionally conceived in Judeo
-Christian religion. It is the particular concept of creation that the "scientific
creationists" ...
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sub-populations by the Creator's direct creative restructuring of their common
language into many languages."29 The model therefore predicts that "the origin
of civilization would be located somewhere in the Middle East, near the site of
Mount ...
sub-populations by the Creator's direct creative restructuring of their common
language into many languages."29 The model therefore predicts that "the origin
of civilization would be located somewhere in the Middle East, near the site of
Mount ...
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Gish goes on: "We do not know how the Creator created, what processes He
used, for He used processes which are not now operating anywhere in the
natural universe. . . . We cannot discover by scientific investigations anything
about the ...
Gish goes on: "We do not know how the Creator created, what processes He
used, for He used processes which are not now operating anywhere in the
natural universe. . . . We cannot discover by scientific investigations anything
about the ...
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Contents
REASON UNDER FIRE | 3 |
THE GROWTH OF EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE | 23 |
THE LEGACY OF THE TAXONOMISTS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Science on trial: the case for evolution |
| Author | Douglas J. Futuyma |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1983 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 0394523717, 9780394523712 |
| Length | 251 pages |
| Subjects | › › Evolution Evolution (Biology) Science / General Science / Life Sciences / Evolution |
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