Shattering
the Myths of Darwinism
by Richard Milton
Reviews
Creation Research Society Quarterly,
1997
In this highly readable, entertaining, and
informative account, the author makes an elegant case against Darwinism
that will be compelling for many, and will at least force committed Darwinists
to think about the many shortcoming of their world view.
Customer Comments
A reader from Chicago, IL,
November 1, 1999
A Non-Religious Scientist Exposes Evolution's
Flaws
Only died-in-the-wool fundamentalists have
any reason to question organic evolution. Right? Wrong! Milton, who professes
no religious belief of any kind, exposes the many flaws of evolution, and
he does this in a very readable manner.
hikerdave@yahoo.com from
Denver, CO, October 30, 1999
What's wrong with challenging Darwinism?
I thought Milton's book was well written.
There are basic assumptions of Darwinism that he challenges. Who says Darwinism
is a perfect theory? Milton provides some relevant questions to the idea
that every living species on this planet somehow evolved from the slime.
I have real problems with Darwinism. I also have real problems with creationism.
This book and others are important in that they challenge assumptions and
"scientific" conclusions that many times don't add up. Why are Darwinists
so afraid to admit there may be problems with the theory? This book is
very informative. If you're interested in the subject, read it.
A reader from Illinois,
USA, March 21, 1999
The evolution debate continues...
Based on the one star reviews of this book
I expected a "creationist rehash." As a biologist trained in animal behavior
I read nothing of the kind. Milton's arguments are clear and well argued;
he is at his best at demonstrating the circular and non explanatory arguments
used to keep neo-Darwinian "theory" viable. A previous negative review
tells the reader to go and read a book on Darwin's finches - Milton devotes
a full chapter to the arguments for "speciation" taken from the finch research.
The finches of the different islands mate with one another and are not
geographically isolated from one another - while their beaks may differ
in size and shape the finches are no more separate species than a poodle
is a separate species from a bull dog. Variation within a species does
not prove neo-Darwinism as "the origin of the species." To the potential
reader and Mr. Milton (if he reads these reviews), I would urge a review
of the most recent research of Hall on the specificity of adaptive mutagenesis
and a reading of Ted Steels's new book "Lamarck's Signature" on retrogenes.
Both lines of research are mentioned briefly by Milton - I believe a third
edition incorporating these new theories and findings is needed. Milton
looks like a young man - I hope he keeps up the search for truth in evolutionary
biology gives us a new edition of this important work.
csoon@erols.com from MD,
USA, February 16, 1999
This book is remarkable - so many facts
are packed into under 300 pages, and well-written, almost tailor-made for
the "Galileo Effect" site. The data he presents are so damning to evolutionism,
and so well-known in scientific circles, it's remarkable how easily the
problems are glossed over today.
It's instructive to examine a typical fundamentalist
Darwinist response to the book. Let's take the biologist of 25 years. (Sir
Arthur Keith believed in Piltdown Man for 40 years.) His only real reply
is that these are "creationist arguments", and that supposedly settles
it. This is not how science should work. His assertions about radiometric
dating remain just that - assertions. He has not replied to any of the
problems raised by Milton. His claims about transitional forms show he
has not even read S.J. Gould, and that he hasn't considered the problems
associated with transitions, but swallowed it all wholesale (... BTW, these
tree-climbing fish, are they evolving?) He even continues to believe in
embryonic "tails" and Haeckel's "gill slits", already widely acknowledged
as misleading "examples". As for the beak of the finch, read Spetner's
"Not by Chance" for an interesting
discussion of built-in traits activated by environment.
If they are indeed a "rehash" of creationist
arguments, it is worth noting that to date, none of the objections Milton
raises has been answered in scientific fashion - only personal attacks
we would never imagine from distinguished academics. That alone is enlightening
reading. And these are "old" arguments! Perhaps this speaks to the cogency
of those old arguments.
Required reading for independent-thinking
non-creationists and creationist alike. Put aside precious personal beliefs
and think about the data.
A reader from Sacramento,
California, February 7, 1999
A great book!
It is absolutely hilarious to see the Darwinists
scream over this book. To this date we're still waiting for mainstream
scientists to provide a logical mechanism for Darwinism. Since they can't
provide one (I'm assuming that punctuated equilibrium was promulgated as
a joke or possibly on a bet by Gould just to see if anyone would take such
an unsupported and illogical theory seriously) their tactic has been simply
to scream at anyone attacking Darwinist theories. It will take another
generation but eventually the Darwinists will be history.
While one can certainly nitpick over some
of Milton's arguments (see reviews below) no one can counter his basic
thesis, which is that natural selection and random mutations do not provide
a basis for evolution. A superb job by Milton that will be appreciated
by intelligent readers everywhere, whether creationist or atheist.
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