Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design (Paperback)

from psiloiordinary

Does exactly what it says on the tin. A whistle stop tour of the main points regarding the intelligent design/creationism movement. We get explanations of the common misconceptions/lies about evolution. A discussion of the motives behind peoples denial of a major branch of modern science and a co...

from GeekGoddess

I was fortunate to acquire this book the day before I left for a cruise with the James Randi Educational Forum (jref.org), which Dr Shermer attended as a guest speaker. So my copy is autographed! Dr Shermer lays out, with his usual clear language, the logical and scientific reasons why ID is not ...

from Razinha

Excellent book, well-documented, well-reasoned and goes on the "must read" list for our homeschoolers, if only to learn from Shermer in how to frame and refute the arguments.It's not a long read, and covers much material previously published, but I like that Shermer is willing to engage the purve...

from Devil_llama

A short, easy-to-read book from the editor of Skeptic Magazine. Shermer discusses the difference between the science of evolution and the idea of intelligent design, and explains why the one is taught in science classes while the other is best left to places of worship. This book should be requir...

from melydia

I came away from this book with rather tepid feelings. It didn't feel like it flowed very well from point to point, and each point made felt glossed over, with a couple of bare sentences with a footnote. Shermer's survey of evolutionary biology was often unclear, but when he was in his element - ...