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Darwin devolves :

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0062842617

(Number (ISBN

0062842668

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9780062842619

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9780062842664

Erroneous ISBN

9780062842688

Title Proper

Darwin devolves :

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[Book]

Other Title Information

the new science about DNA that challenges evolution /

First Statement of Responsibility

Michael J. Behe.

Edition Statement

First edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2019]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

342 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-329) and index.

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Introduction -- Part I. Problems. The pretense of knowledge -- Fathomless elegance -- Part II. Theories. Synthesizing evolution -- Magic numbers -- Overextended -- Part III. Data. The family line -- Poison-pill mutations -- Dollo's timeless law -- Revenge of the principle of comparative difficulty -- Part IV. Solution. A terrible thing to waste -- Appendix : clarifying perspective.

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"In his controversial bestseller Darwin's Black Box, biochemist Michael Behe challenged Darwin's theory of evolution, arguing that science itself has proven that intelligent design is a better explanation for the origin of life. In Darwin Devolves, Behe advances his argument, presenting new research that offers a startling reconsideration of how Darwin's mechanism works, weakening the theory's validity even more. A system of natural selection acting on random mutation, evolution can help make something look and act differently. But evolution never creates something organically. Behe contends that Darwinism actually works by a process of devolution, damaging cells in DNA in order to create something new at the lowest biological levels. This is important, he makes clear, because it shows the Darwinian process cannot explain the creation of life itself. 'A process that so easily tears down sophisticated machinery is not one which will build complex, functional systems,' he writes. In addition to disputing the methodology of Darwinism and how it conflicts with the concept of creation, Behe reveals that what makes Intelligent Design unique, and right, is that it acknowledges causation. Evolution proposes that organisms living today are descended with modification from organisms that lived in the distant past. But Intelligent Design goes a step further asking, what caused such astounding changes to take place? What is the reason or mechanism for evolution? For Behe, this is what makes Intelligent Design so important."--Amazon.com.

Title

Darwin devolves

International Standard Book Number

9780062842688

Darwin, Charles,1809-1882.

Darwin, Charles,1809-1882.

DNA.

Evolution (Biology)

Intelligent design (Teleology)

Molecular evolution.

DNA.

DNA.

Evolution (Biology)

Evolution.

Intelligent design (Teleology)

Intelligent design (Teleology)

Molecular evolution.

Molecules.

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Edition

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Book number

Behe, Michael J.,1952-

Date of Transaction

20200822083718.0

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[Book]

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