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Why Evolution Works
Author(s): Matt Young (Author), Paul Strode (Author), Kevin Padian (Foreword)
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press
- Publication Date: 15 May 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0813545501
- ISBN-13: 9780813545509
Book Description
Focusing on what other books omit, how science works and how pseudoscience works, Matt Young and Paul K. Strode demonstrate the futility of “scientific” creationism. They debunk the notion of intelligent design and other arguments that show evolution could not have produced life in its present form.
Concluding with a frank discussion of science and religion, Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails) argues that science by no means excludes religion, though it ought tocast doubt on certain religious claims that are contrary to known scientific fact.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This work carefully explains the difference between science and pseudoscience, and how the so-called alternative theories fail to be scientific. Young and Strode additionally argue about the compatibility of science and religion. This work attempts to make an argument to those who have not accepted the facts of evolution and to those who may not possess a more general understanding of the science. Highly recommended.” ―
Choice“This book provides compelling examples of how science works. With any luck, it will entice its readers to delve further into these impossible, yet compelling and empirically-based, ideas, and help them to recognize what distinguishes the ‘impossible’ ideas of science from the impossible ideas of religion and other ideologies.”
― Reports of the National Center for Science Education
“Of similar books I have seen on this subject, this one is the best. Its discussions of evolution and refutation of creationism are clear, concise, and powerful. Matt Young and Paul Strode offer a unique, introductory-level book for students, scientists, or anyone who is open to thinking about the topic.” — Alan D. Gishlick ― Gustavus Adolphus College
“Strictly following facts and applying impeccable logic, Young and Strode lead the reader, step by step, through a variety of topics, from evolution theory to cosmology and from psychology to medicine, convincingly demonstrating the power of genuine science versus the fallacies of pseudo-science. An excellent addition to every school library.
” — Mark Perakh ― author of Unintelligent Design
“A passionate argument for the importance of evolution both in nature and in the classroom.” ― Daily Kos
“This is not just another book on the evolution-creation controversy. This is actually a book on the Nature of Science, which aims to explain what counts as science and what does not. It is a valuable resource and deserves to be widely read.”
― Science and Education
About the Author
Paul K. Strode is a biology teacher in Boulder, Colorado, and an instructor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a doctoral degree in ecology and environmental science.
