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- For the Rock Record: Geologists on Intelligent Design
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
According to the idea of intelligent design, nature's complexity is the result of deliberate planning by a supernatural creative force. To date, most scientific arguments against this form of creationism have been made by evolutionary biologists. In this volume, a team of earth scientists reveals that the flaws of intelligent design are not limited to the biological sciences. Indeed, the geological sciences offer some of the best refutations of intelligent design arguements. For the Rock Record is dedicated to the proposition that the idea of intelligent design should be of serious concern to everyone. Editors Jill S. Schneiderman and Warren D. Allmon have gathered leading figures from the geological community with a wide range of viewpoints that go to the heart of the debate over what is and is not science. The purveyors of intelligent design theories and its kindred philosophies threaten the scientific literacy that our society needs by confusing faith and the practice of science. This collection offers a much-needed response.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-vi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- Part One: Rocks and Bones
- one · Charles Darwin Was a Geologist
- pp. 11-20
- three · Missing Links Found
- pp. 39-58
- four · Pigeonholing the “Dino-birds”
- pp. 59-74
- Part Two: Education, Politics, and Philosophy
- six · It’s Not about the Evidence
- pp. 93-116
- Part Three: On Religion
- About the Contributors
- pp. 247-250
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520943711
Related ISBN(s)
9780520257580
MARC Record
OCLC
664572613
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No