The Counter-Creationism Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520249267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 362 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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COUNTER-CREATIONISM HANDBOOK This book is an absolute must for anyone serious about the debate between science and creationism. The author takes hundreds of creationist arguments and shreds them with scientific facts. In argument after argument, he shows how they have manipulated or misrepresented science in an effort to convince people to believe in their religion (fundamentalist Christian).There is no way that even a well-educated person could be equipped to deal with the misrepresentations of the creationists. This book gives you t. "fulfills a serious need and fulfills it well" according to Goggle-Eyed Slewfoot. "What good is half an eye?" "Why are there still monkeys?" "Where are the transitional fossils?" You name it, this book answers it.The Creationist claims are conveniently categorized by fields of interest, such as theology, biology, and paleontology. Some of the book is too technical for me, but most of it I find very interesting and easy to understand. Even if you find some of the material difficult to understand, you can later look it up in the handy index.The author of this book is one of the editors of. Literal Creationists- Don't Read This Book!!! Where's this book been all my life?If only I'd had this book around when I taught evolutionary biology for three years in a school where mandatory intelligent design classes were taught. My experience there would have been so different. This is a book that needed to come out twenty years ago. It is simply amazing. Isaak goes through *every single argument* that the Literal Creationists make, and refutes them all. While some of his points on specific scripture references are off, most of his points on scrip
"The intended audience for this book includes science teachers, those caught in arguments with creationists, and even creationists who want to identify weaknesses in their propositions.Every school where evolution is taught needs this book, and public library reference collections would do well to include it for journalists and researchers."-VOYA
Each claim is followed by a succinct and scientifically valid rebuttal, and the book includes print and on-line resources for further reading and information.The Counter-Creationism Handbook:* Covers claims made about the disciplines of philosophy, biology, paleontology, geology, astronomy, physics and mathematics, history, and more.* Addresses the claims of Biblical creationism, intelligent design creationism, and some creationism based on non-Christian religions.* Includes an introduction on how to address creationists in different venues, how to deal with novel claims, and why accurate science is important.* Is organized thematically, with extensive cross-referencing.. The Counter-Creationism Handbook is a one-stop resource for addressing over 400 of the most prevalent claims made by creationists. They know that scientists have thoroughly dismantled these arguments, but they don't have a handy way of responding to these attacks. Those opposed to the teaching of evolution often make well-rehearsed claims about the science that sound powerful and convincing. And many p