Intelligent design

336 Pages·2006·4.45 MB·English

by  Wendy Northcutt

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Contents
Introduction
Tm e intelligenti std hees iagnne lsTciyntgho efn atlJrsaeil ection.
What,M e Worry? WhyT hereA reD arwinA wards
TheR ules
ReproducDteiavdEe n d
Excleelnce
Self-selection
Maturity
Veracity
TheC ategories
DarwiAnw ards
HonoraMbleen tions
PersoAncalc ounts
Pickintgh eW inners
Historoyf tDhaer winA wards
Survivoaflt heF ittest
Origionf t heN oveSlp eciNeoso dJeoduosu bJeous:
Evidencfeor I ntelliDgeesnitg n
Cleainngt heG eneP ool
CHAPTER 1
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