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Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design
by Michael Shermer
"Belief in god depends on religious faith. Acceptance of evolution depends on empirical evidence. This is the fundamental difference between religion and science. If you attempt to reconcile and combine religion and science on questions about nature and the universe, and if you push the science to its logical conclusion, you will end up naturalizing the deity; for any question about nature, if your answer is "God did it," a scientist will ask such questions as "How did god do it? What forces did god use? What forms of matter and energy were employed in the creation process?" The end result can only be natural explanations for all natural phenomena." (pg 123)
Michael Shumer is meticulous, thorough, and articulate. He first exposes the evangelical "Intelligent Design" philosophy for what it really is, then proceeds to dismantle it, brick by brick. Shumer writes about the not-so-hidden agenda of ID legislation and litigators, points out the flaws and falsehoods at its foundation, then proposes real world, constructive, fact-based solutions. This is not an attack on faith, it is an exposé on the idiocy of theocrats and other nefarious, self-righteous blowhards.
Michael Shumer is meticulous, thorough, and articulate. He first exposes the evangelical "Intelligent Design" philosophy for what it really is, then proceeds to dismantle it, brick by brick. Shumer writes about the not-so-hidden agenda of ID legislation and litigators, points out the flaws and falsehoods at its foundation, then proposes real world, constructive, fact-based solutions. This is not an attack on faith, it is an exposé on the idiocy of theocrats and other nefarious, self-righteous blowhards.