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    Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
    Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
    Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
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    Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design

    Written 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateDec 20, 2016
    ISBN9780062652546
    Author

    Stephen C. Meyer

    Stephen Meyer (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the director of the Discovery Institute's Center of Science and Culture. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestselling book Darwin's Doubt.

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    • 5/5
      Thought provoking, thorough, scientifically informative analysis. I would recommend it to others.

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    • 5/5
      An absolutely amazing and convincing body of work. To also make it understandable in layman's language is another great achievement. Well done. You should be very proud of your hard work.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Amazing factual and scientific data that conflicts with natural evolution and Darwinism, helped me to defend my Christian faith.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Excellent book explaining the scientific evidence from the Cambrian that refutes the notion of gradual unguided evolution via random mutation and natural selection. only complaint is that the book feels a bit repetitive and tends to restate it's main argument. Otherwise an excellent book.

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    • 2/5
      Long-winded with much criticism of evolution theory and a very unconvincing proposal concerning intelligent design towards the end of the book. See the highest rated one-star review on Amazon for more detail.
    • 5/5
      Legit. Meyer must be taken seriously, even if one disagrees with his conclusions.