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  • Darwin's Doubt

  • The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
  • By: Stephen C. Meyer
  • Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
  • Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (567 ratings)

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Darwin's Doubt

By: Stephen C. Meyer
Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
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When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the "Cambrian explosion", many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock.

In Darwin's Doubt, Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal life - a mystery that has intensified not only because the expected ancestors of these animals have not been found but because scientists have learned more about what it takes to construct an animal. During the last half century, biologists have come to appreciate the central importance of biological information - stored in DNA and elsewhere in cells - to building animal forms.

Expanding on the compelling case he presented in his last book, Signature in the Cell, Meyer argues that the origin of this information, as well as other mysterious features of the Cambrian event, are best explained by intelligent design rather than purely undirected evolutionary processes.

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©2013 Stephen C. Meyer (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers
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Excellent book

Give one much to think about. It is very technical and allows one to see the differences of thought. I recommend it

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A intellectual read with a bridge

While the content in this is decidedly educational there are plenty of analogy bridges and simple summaries provided. Regardless of your view on the origin of man this will raise information that is likely to make you think.

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Science itselft challenges evolutionary theory

Courses such as Genetics and Cellular Biology where what challenged my belief in evolution when I was getting my degree in Biology many years ago. To think that the intricate universe within a single cell could have happened by happenstance simply boggled my mind. I had personally discovered that it required far more faith to believe in the undirected processes of evolution than it did to believe in a Designer behind life.

This book is a phenomenal graduate level examination of the scientific research that makes the theory of Darwinian evolution a very flimsy one indeed. I genuinely believe that those who hold doggedly to evolutionary theory are either looking at the process from afar and only in outline, or they are so fearful of the possibility of a Desighner that their prejudice is blinding -- which seems quite evident from many of the reactions from the scientific community as recounted in this book.

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A credible defence of intelligent design

Wow! A compelling argument for intelligent design. Well written and engaging. It entices you to do more research on the subject.

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Fascinating !

This is a very powerful book. Written like a scientific paper, the book goes into exhausting detail to provide empirical evidence that obliterates the current world view that all life in our biosphere came from a single organism. Darwin’s theory of natural selection is narrowed significantly. You cannot read this book without coming away believing that we are not even close to understanding how life and mankind in particular were created. It is quite sad to think that the children of today are being programmed to believe that origin and human evolution, in fact all evolution, is settled science. Far from it!

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Honest

Thank you for all the references and chronology, Its awesome, Thanks for not overselling and sticking to known information. God Bless

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Wow

Well, guess who will never be able to believe in common descent again!

Really detailed breakdown of all the hypothesis regarding micro-macro evolution.

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A heavy read, but important

Stephen Meyer’s book Darwin’s Doubt is a deeply detailed and methodical presentation contrasting the explanatory powers of intelligent design (ID) and Neo-Darwinism.

This book is laden with scientific references and technical vocabulary, so it is not a “light read” (or listen), but Dr. Meyer (he received his Ph.D from Cambridge) makes a compelling case that intelligent design has been marginalized more by philosophical obstructionism than by intellectual necessity.

The audio version is a bit dry (hence four stars), but that may be simply a reflection of the technical nature of the material.

Definitely with a read (or listen) if you have an interest in this area of inquiry.

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Excellent perspective with many examples.

Sometimes technical, sometimes funny, but always fascinating. If you read this with an open mind, it will definitely make you reconsider what we think we know about evolution.

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Missing figures in accompanying pdf

There are missing figures in the enhanced portion of the audio book (the accompanying pdf) figures 3.x are missing. Otherwise a interesting book.

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