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vii Figures ix Tables and Boxes xi Foreword by Kevin Padian xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Part I The Basics and the History 1 Introduction 3 2 The Structure of This Book 14 3 History of Creationism and Evolutionary Science in the United States 20 How Science Works (and Creationism Part II Doesn’t) 4 How Science Works 37 5 How Pseudoscience Works 49 6 Why Creationism Fails 54 7 The Argument from Design 59 8 Why Intelligent-Design Creationism Fails 64 Part III The Science of Evolution 9 The Father of Evolution 81 10 How Evolution Works 86 Contents Prelims.qxd 3/26/09 5:36 AM Page vii 11 Recapitulation 99 12 Evo Devo: How Evolution Constantly Remodels 103 13 Phylogenetics 118 14 Design by Committee: The Twists, Turns, and Flips of Human Anatomy 131 Part IV The Universe 15 How We Know the Age of the Earth 145 16 Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life? 165 Part V Evolution, Ethics, and Religion 17 Evolution and Ethics 175 18 Why Science and Religion Are Compatible 184 19 Summary and Conclusion 194 Glossary 197 Bibliography 217 Index 221 Contents viii Prelims.qxd 3/26/09 5:36 AM Page viii ...