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Abusing Science - The Case Against Creationism (Paperback)
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Abusing Science - The Case Against Creationism (Paperback)
Series: Abusing Science
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"Abusing Science" is a manual for intellectual self-defense, the
most complete available for presenting the case against Creationist
pseudo-science. It is also a lucid exposition of the nature and
methods of genuine science. The book begins with a concise
introduction to evolutionary theory for non-scientists and closes
with a rebuttal of the charge that this theory undermines religious
and moral values. It will astonish many readers that this case must
still be made in the 1980s, but since it must, Philip Kitcher makes
it irresistibly and forcefully. Not long ago, a federal court
struck down an Arkansas law requiring that "scientific" Creationism
be taught in high school science classes. Contemporary Creationists
may have lost one legal battle, but their cause continues to
thrive. Their efforts are directed not only at state legislatures
but at local school boards and textbook publishers. As Kitcher
argues in this rigorous but highly readable book, the integrity of
science is under attack. The methods of inquiry used in
evolutionary biology are those which are used throughout the
sciences. Moreover, modern biology is intertwined with other fields
of science--physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology.
Creationists hope to persuade the public that education in science
should be torn apart to make room for a literal reading of
"Genesis," "Abusing Science" refutes the popular complaint that the
scientific establishment is dogmatic and intolerant, denying
"academic freedom" to the unorthodox. It examines Creationist
claims seriously and systematically, one by one, showing clearly
just why they are at best misguided, at worst ludicrous.
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