Darwin on Trial
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Darwin on Trial
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Frederick Davidson
Is evolution fact or fancy? Is natural selection an unsupported hypothesis or a confirmed mechanism of evolutionary change?
Darwin's theory of evolution is accepted by most educated Americans as simple fact, but what if this idea is wrong? What if "evolution" is just a word that covers up scientific ignorance of how the wonders of the living world may have been created?
Berkeley law professor Phillip Johnson looks at the case for evolution with a lawyer's cold, dispassionate eye for logic and proof. What he finds is that scientists have put the cart before the horse: they have prematurely accepted Darwin's theory and have since been scrambling to back it up, mostly unsuccessfully. As the difficulties piled up, scientists have clung to the theory out of fear of encouraging religious fundamentalism, but in the process, they have turned Darwinism into a religion of its own.
Johnson'srelentless pursuit to follow the evidence wherever it leads remains as relevant today as it has ever been.
©1991 Phillip E. Johnson (P)1992 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Critic reviews
“Frederick Davidson, as the narrator, handles the material at just the right tempo, making it easy to evaluate what is being read.”
(St. Louis Post)“This cogent, succinct inquiry cuts like a knife through neo-Darwinist assumptions.”
(Publishers Weekly)“Darwin on Trial is unquestionably the best critique of Darwinism I have ever read. Professor Johnson combines a broad knowledge of biology with the incisive logic of a leading legal scholar to deliver a brilliant and devastating attack on the whole edifice of Darwinian belief.”
(Michael Denton, author of Evolution: A Theory in Crisis)“Dissecting the writings of Gould, Futuyama, Darwin, and Dawkins with a trenchant sword, law professor Johnson uses an attorney’s reasoning to scrutinize the scientists’ logic in defining the theory of evolution.”
(Library Journal)After reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, it’s good to get another side of the argument.
Evolution and natural selection are merely theories, not fact.
The one problem with this audiobook is, there is some sort of interference in the narration. It sounds like someone talking in the background sometimes. Spooky.
Very good book
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What made the experience of listening to Darwin on Trial the most enjoyable?
The clear and precise way that the arguments are made, what you would expect from a Lawyer though.What other book might you compare Darwin on Trial to, and why?
None, it is pretty unique in its premise. Take the arguments to support evolution and 'put them on trial'.What about Frederick Davidson’s performance did you like?
Yes, very clear and he spoke as though her too were a man of law. Set the scne for the books contents very well.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not really, the whole book seeks to show that whilst the Theory of Evolution is accepted as fact, there is actually very little evidence to support that proposition.Any additional comments?
Whilst the authour can not be said to be impartial, the case put forward is very clear and precise as one would expect from an authour with a legal background.If you are looking for well thought out arguments?
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