The Case against Darwin: Why the Evidence Should Be Examined

84 Pages·2002·2.546 MB·English

by  James Perloff

THE CASEA GAINSTD ARWIN
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THE
CASE
AGAINST
DARWIN
WHY THE EVIDENCE
SHOULD BE EXAMINED
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Contents
CHAPTER1
IsD arwinT'hse orRye levatnotO urL ives?
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CHAPTER2
EvidenAcgea intshte T heoroyf E volution
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CHAPTER3
ReevaluatSionmgeE videncUesse dt o
Supportth eT heory
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Conclusion
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Notes
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CHAPTER 1
IsD arwinT'hse ory
OUf
Relevtaon t
Lives?
"WahtT?h ec asaeg aiDnasrtw Airnye'o ?nu u ts?
Everykonnoewe sv oluitsapi roonv feancj tu-st
litkhele a wosfg ravTihtayht!o'"wss o mpee ople
respwohnedyn o tue tlhlet mh tahte irases trong
casteo daagya iDnasrtw tihne'osor fey v ol.u tion
Inf actthr,ae ts piosvn eseru yn derasbt.lIa etn'ds
hoIwu setdor eamcyts. eA lfftaeltrlh t,eh ehoarsy
beetna ufgohsrtom anyye airnss c hoaonlcdso l­
legtehsma atn tya iktets r uftoghrr aend.t
Howee,rvi nr ecyeenatgr rso,w sicnige envtii­fic
denhcaeas r icsheanl letnhtgehi enogTr hya.t 's
whatth bioso wki dlil ssc-uisena sy-to-under­
stalnadn guage.
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THE CASE AGAINST DAR WIN
Bubte fgoertet tiotn hgaw tes, h ouplrdo bably
firasdtd raensostm haetrtW ehry: shtohauevl edr ­
agpee rscoaanrb eo euvto luitnti hfioern ps lta ce?
Doesinjt'u itsn tv oall ovotef" sciaennbdci eo logy
stuff"?
Oner easDoanr wiinsii mspmo rttoka nnotw
aboiuistt u sn iqsuoecc ioanls equUennttciheles .
ninetceeenntttuhhr ey ,av limeowus nti versally
acceipntt heWede swta tsh Gaothd a cdr eated the
woralndmd a nS.o ciientt uyrw,na l,sa rsgterluyc ­
turoenvd a lluaeoisud it nt hBei ble.
Darwitnh'eso rys osmaeitddhr ianmga tically
dieffretnhtma:at n w anso ctr eabtyGe odd b,u t
evolfrvoemad p e-alnickoeer,sa s tntdh laitif tes elf
wanso ctr eabtyGe oddb ,uh ta ppebneecdat uhsee
right cchaemmteio cgaelbtsyhc ehra nicnte h e
ancioecneta n.p uAbfltiecorafT t hiOeoir gnoi fn
Speciin1e 8s5 D9a,r wiindieabanes g raenp lacing
reliigdieOuaUnsSte ivlo luittisboeenlc fat mhee
prevaviileiwn.g
Nowii tcs e rttaritunhelsa yot m pee otprliete od
makteh erierl igiocuosm pbaewtliiitebehvlf oes­
lutionw-otuhsleadysy o metlhiikn"egW,e ll,
maybe God created elviofleu -through chance and
8
IS DAR WIN'S THE ORY RELEVANT TO OUR LIVES?
ti"oH no.wevfeomrra, n Dya,r witnh'esop ruyt
Godo uotf t hpei cturwea-ishr eer vealonrt ,
didenx'iJtsu tlH.iu axnl oenyoe,fe voluftoiroen­'s
most spoiknte htsewm eennt cieenttshut rayt,e d
th"aDta rwirneimsomtv hewedh oildeeo afG od
ast hCer eaotfoo rrg anfirsomtmhs se p heorfe
ratidoinssacslui" 1oA nn.td h ahto'mwsa npye ople
saiwt I.nf acetv,o luhtaipsor no duacl eodt of
atehists-isnocmlfeua dmioonungse s.
SovdiiecttJ aotsoeSrpt ham luirnd emrielndl.s i o
In1 490, bao owka psu bliisnMh oesdce onwt itled
Landmiantr hkLefsie o fS taIlstit na.t es:
Ata v ereyar layge ,w hilset ialp lu piinlt he
ecclesiasscthiocCoaomllr, a dSet aldeievnl oped
ac ritmiicnadal n dr evolutisoenntanirtmyse .
Heb egatnor eadD awrina nbde caamnea theist.
G.G lujrdidz,e bao yhofroide nodfS ta'lsi,n
relaets:
"Ib egatnos peaokfG od.J oesphh earmde
outa,n da ftaem ro ments'isl e,sn aceid:
Yo uk nowt,h eayr feoo liunsgt, h eiresn o
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God. .'.
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"Iw asa stoniasth etdwh oersd.eIs h ad never
hearadn ythliinkigebt e ofre.
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THE CASE AGAINST DAR WIN
"'Hocwa ny ous ya sucthhi ng,s5 0os?I'
exclaimed.
"'Il'elnyldo uab ookt o rewaidls;lh oiywto u
thatt hwe orladn da llli vitnhgis na grqeu iet
dieffrefrnto mw haty oui magianneda, l tlhi s
talakb otuG odi ss heer snneosneJ,so'pe hs aid.
'''Whabto oikst h?aIt'e nquired.
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preesdos nm e.2"
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taanntsd e rmveea ssab asiinns a tusrcailef nocre
thcel asstsr uignhg ilse.t 3"oM rayrexv esneD natr ­
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beorfsh ifsa m.i ly
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lets'wsi ttcoah r -cchapitfaoalrm i osmemn t.
AndrCeawr netghsiete e,me alg nawtaeos,n c e
satiodb eA merirciac'hmsea snTt.h ourgahi as ed
Chrishtebi eacna,am nae t heTihsetir.saes tory
thCaatr negiet ohr iensta utrSincveoedt a lnadn d
wabso asttoiac n rgo owfdp oofro lakbso huits
grewaeta l"tNhae.mo nteh ifnogmr e, h"e s aid,
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