God, the devil, and Darwin : a critique of intelligent design theory /

Subjects the scientific, theological, and political vision of the Intelligent Design movement to critical scrutiny, rejecting its central claims as scientifically unfounded, theologically dubious, and ethically backward.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shanks, Niall, 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Richard Dawkins
  • Preface
  • Introduction : The many designs of the intelligent design movement
  • 1. The evolution of intelligent design arguments
  • 2. Darwin and the illusion of intelligent design
  • 3. Thermodynamics and the origins of order
  • 4. Science and the supernatural
  • 5. The biochemical case for intelligent design
  • 6. The cosmological case for intelligent design
  • Conclusion : intelligent design on society
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.