Edition |
2nd ed. |
Description |
xxvi, 351 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342) and indexes. |
Contents |
Foreword : The unmetabolized Darwin / Niles Eldredge -- Foreword to the second edition / John E. Jones III -- Science : truth without certainty -- Evolution -- Beliefs: religion, creationism, and naturalism -- Before Darwin to the twentieth century -- Eliminating evolution, inventing creation science -- Neocreationism -- Testing intelligent design and evidence against evolution in the courts -- Cosmology, astronomy, geology -- Patterns and processes of biological evolution -- Legal issues -- Educational issues -- Issues concerning religion -- The nature of science -- Evolution and creationism in the media and public opinion. |
Summary |
Presents the scientific evidence for evolution and reasons why it should be taught in schools, provides various religious points of view, and offers insight to the evolution-creationism controversy. |
Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Creationism.
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Creationism. (OCoLC)fst00882407
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Evolution (Biology) (OCoLC)fst00917302
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Added Title |
Evolution versus creationism |
ISBN |
9780520261877 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0520261879 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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