Evolution:
A Theory in Crisis
by Michael Denton
Customer Comments
A reader from Anchorage,
Alaska, November 7, 1999
Heretical, But Wonderful
Denton writes wonderfully about the problems
with Darwin's theories. I knew of some of them, but was unaware that one
of Darwin's inspirations was Malthus,
a cruel and wrongheaded character whose theories were not only repugnant,
but have been proven wrong over and over again. Perhaps this is the scientific
manifestation of the "domino theory". The vitriol coming from Darwinians
is somewhat of a surprise and very disturbing. Where is the love of scientific
open inquiry? Thank you, Professor Denton, for keeping scientific discussion
open and alive.
A reader from Chicago, IL,
November 1, 1999
Not Only Religionists Recognize Evolution's
Fatal Flaws
This book is for those who think that only
religious believers are motivated to reject evolution. Denton, who is not
a religious believer, has much to say about the serious flaws of evolutionary
theory. His intellectual honesty is refreshing.
A reader from MD, USA, May
25, 1999
Agnostic Attacks Evolutionism ... Quite
Well
Denton is clearly a good writer, and is
able to convey most of his points clearly; his book raises substantive,
new challenges to evolution. Many of his criticisms - his attacks on standard,
well-documented (but misleading) "transitional" forms, for instance - expose
the same factual omissions and logical errors used in most of the standard
evolutionist literature.
True "free-thinking" and skepticism at work.
The "designer labels" found in molecular biology - protein sequence differences,
etc. - are especially difficult to dismiss.
A reader from Singapore,
August 16, 1999
Interesting, not too technical.
I found Denton's book quite interesting
but the critique slightly limited in its scope. Richard Milton's "Shattering
the Myths of Darwinism" was for me, a much better read and a lot
more informative. I believe Milton also claims to be "non-creationist".
Anyway, the heart of the issue for both books
is the veracity of the theory of general or macro-evolution.
Going by the latest issue of Time
magazine, many of us continue to be fascinated by the topic. I suspect
we seek the answers not so much because we are interested in Archeopteryx
or Australopethicus or biogenesis per se, but because we want to be a little
clearer as to whether we are accountable to God.
For what it's worth, I think we are.
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