- Taschenbuch: 368 Seiten
- Verlag: Adler & Adler % Woodbine Hse; Auflage: 3rd Revised edition (Dezember 1996)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 091756152X
- ISBN-13: 978-0917561528
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,9 x 15,3 x 2,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (37 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 324.055 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Denton pursues his avowed purpose, to critique the Darwinian model of evolution, in a manner alternately fascinating and tiresome. He details legitimate questions, some as old as Darwin's theory, some as new as molecular biology, but he also distorts or misrepresents other "problems." For example, he falls into the classic typological trap: organisms with the same name are all the same. He has Euparkeria as the closest possible ancestor of Archaeopteryx, thus displaying either ignorance or disregard for discoveries over the past two decades. He misunderstands or willfully misrepresents the nature of a cladogram as opposed to a phylogeny. Much of the book reads like creationist prattle, but there are also some interesting points. For informed readers. Walter P. Coombs, Jr., Biology Dept., Western New England Coll., Springfield, Mass.
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The idea of evolution is the keystone of our modern world view. Yet the theory propounded by Darwin and elaborated into accepted 'fact' by the scientific establishment is coming under increasing fire. This authoritative and remarkably accessible book by a molecular biologist shows how rapidly accumulating evidence is threatening the basic assumptions of orthodox Darwinism. Although the theory appears to be correct regarding the emergence of new species, its larger claims to account for the relationship between classes and orders, let alone the origin of life, appear to be based on shaky foundations at best. Not only has palaeontology failed to come up with the fossil 'missing links' which Darwin anticipated, but hypothetical reconstructions of major evolutionary developments -- such as that linking birds to reptiles -- are beginning to look more like fantasies than serious conjectures. Even the currently popular theory of 'punctuated equilibrium' cannot adequately fill in the real gaps we face when envisaging how major groups of plants and animals arose. Dr Denton's book sets out to explain the gathering evidence against evolution in its traditional form. It is a clear account of a growing crisis in biology and enables us to understand why an increasing number of research scientists are questioning strict Darwinism.
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Perhaps I am too generous with the four stars I gave Michael Denton. However, Denton did do an excellent job of not only catching my interest, but also informing me of any background information that I might find interesting and/or useful to bring to the debate. Denton's writing is intelligent, thoughtful, and eloquent despite his many paragraph-long sentences. Denton's arguments are many, and convincing, demanding answers from the evolutionists in the old fashioned "fact" sort of way, he himself not content with the imaginary wand of Darwinian dogma. If Darwinianism is scientific, then the facts Denton presents should not bring anger, nor patronization, but should bring challenges that only good science brings. If our ears are closed to facts, then science is lost. Denton presents the facts, fertilizing the soil for good fact-based scientific theories to grow. Regardless of your position, science is founded on facts, and when a theory is incapable of explaining some fact or set of facts, it should seek to adjust itself accordingly.
However, my criticism of Denton is in the wide diversity of evidence by which he questions Darwinian thought. On one hand, the various fields by which he speaks will speak to a broad scientific community, and insodoing bring off the appearance of a crumbling theory in all realms of science. But on the other hand, the vast amount of territory that he seeks to cover seems almost too much for one person to cover. Though Denton is clearly well read and speaks with much authority, nobody knows all the intricate details of every field of science. Denton's broad approach may be valid, but I must confess my own distrust in his ability to speak with authority in so many areas. Science is such a broad field that I tend to question the simplification that can often come when someone speaks outside of his/her field. I think Denton's book would carry more weight for me if he would have stuck to his area of expertise, which, according to the cover, was microbiology. Nontheless, I believe Denton's book serves the scientific enterprise in his challenge to explain the facts.
For someone who sticks to his area of expertise and does so with authority, I highly recommend Michael Behe's "Darwin's Black Box" and the challenges he brings to present day Darwinian theory.
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This work is a classic critique of Darwin's theory of natural selection and it is remarkable to think this work was written a year before The Blind Watchmaker. A lost generation still hasn't reckoned with the oddity of their belief system. It can be very difficult to study evolution in the current textbook environment, for the presentation is always a misleading hedge with the key difficulties glossed over. A completely open account of the real difficulties of theory is almost essential as a starting point of study, and this work makes the strangeness of the position of most Darwinists grimly apparent. It is lumped together with Creationist positions, but nowhere in the book is there any clear indication of this. One can privisionally embrace evolution as a strong generalized hypothesis based even on spotty fossil evidence, without claims as to the mechanism which remains a mystery. The final chapter on the priority of the paradigm is a reminder that the issue is almost more one of the nature of these scientific paradigms than of the socalled evidence.
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It's amazing to me that Denton's book written 15 years ago (1985)has been largely ignored. It is the best book I have ever read in criticism of The Theory of Evolution; and it does it from a purely scientific basis. Denton a Molecular Biologist removes all of the supports (if there ever were any) from Darwin's theory of macro-evolution (continuity of life). Denton blasts all of the previous arguments made by the pro-evolutionists showing that there is essentially no support of macro-evolution in the fossil record. He also, clearly demonstrates that there is no support coming from his specialty molecular biology. In the end the only sound explanation he can make is that life is profoundly discontinous. Denton makes another point that is particularly interesting, he demonstrates that it is the anti-evolutionists (not to be confused with creationists) that have always utilized a scientific approach to their argument while the evolutionists have been guilty of at best pseudo-science. This book is worth reading for anyone who wants to approach the subject matter objectively and scientifically.
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Reasonable book.....not as bad a book as it looks
For those who believe in orthodox evolutionary theory, this book is not as bad as might first appear. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. April 2000 von Roger McEvilly (the guilty bystander)
Evolution: A Theory With Many Holes
Perhaps no other scientist has been bold enough to admit to the many problems with the biological theory of evolution of life. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. April 2000 von A. Daniels Jr.
Do materialists really know where they stand?
It seems to me that many materialists are unaware of the nature of books such as this one. This book does not deny that we have evolved. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. März 2000 von "the_bunnyman"
What other evidence creationists need to see,eh?
The only crisis that exists is in the concience of those people that are abusing vacuum between Life scientists and general public to produce such distorsions of facts,although... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. März 2000 von Eric Laubergis
Problem with Evolution: Honesty in Crisis
This book effectively reveals 2 major problems with evolution theory:
1) many people don't like it,
2) some of those people write books. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Januar 2000 von Neil Schwarzwalder
I am the author...
My next book is all about the little known fact that the oceans are made of ice cream. And have you ever wondered what kind of cheese the moon is made of? Why Gorgonzola of course!
Am 6. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Fantastic!
It's been at least seven years since I read the first edition of this book, but I remain impressed by the persuasiveness of Denton's argument. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. Dezember 1999 von Cashew Son
Heretical, But Wonderful
Denton writes wonderfully about the problems with Darwin's theories. I knew of some of them, but was unaware that one of Darwin's inspirations was Malthus, a cruel and wrongheaded... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. November 1999 veröffentlicht
Crisis? What crisis?
I am a professional in the life sciences and I can unequivocally state that there is no crisis in evolutionary biology. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. November 1999 veröffentlicht
Not Only Religionists Recognize Evolution's Fatal Flaws
This book is for those who think that only religious believers are motivated to reject evolution. Denton, who is not a religious believer, has much to say about the serious flaws... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. November 1999 veröffentlicht
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