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Author Young, Matt, 1941-

Title Why evolution works (and creationism fails) / Matt Young and Paul K. Strode.

Imprint New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  231.7652 Y86w 2009    ---  Available
Description xviii, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index.
Contents The basics and the history. The structure of this book ; History of creationism and evolutionary science in the United States -- How science works (and creationism doesn't). How science works ; How pseudoscience works ; Why creationism fails ; The argument from design ; Why intelligent-design creationism fails -- The science of evolution. The father of evolution ; How evolution works ; Recapitulation ; Evo devo : how evolution constantly remodels ; Phylogenetics ; Design by committee : the twists, turns, and flips of human anatomy -- The universe. How we know the age of the earth ; Is the universe fine-turned for life? -- Evolution, ethics, and religion. Evolution and ethics ; Why science and religion are compatible.
Subject Evolution (Biology)
Creationism.
Religion and science.
Added Author Strode, Paul K., 1967-
ISBN 9780813545493 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813545509 (pbk. : alk. paper) : $21.95
0813545498 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813545501 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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