01634nam a2200265Ia 4500 TVU_11666 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0195322371 9780195322378 eng 213 R511 Shanks, Niall God, the devil, and Darwin a critique of intelligent design theory Niall Shanks New York Oxford University Press 2007 xiii, 273 p. 21 cm In recent years a controversial new theory of the origins of biological complexity has been fomenting bitter debates in education and science policy. Intelligent Design theory (ID) proposes an alternative to accepted accounts of evolutionary theory: that life is so complex, and that the universe is so fine-tuned for the appearance of life, that the only plausible explanation is the existence of an intelligent designer. For many ID theorists, the designer is taken to be the God of Christianity. This book is an accessible introduction to, and critique of, this controversial new movement. After looking at the historical roots of ID, philosophy-of-science professor Shanks takes a hard look at its intellectual underpinnings, and shows how arguments for ID lack cohesion, rest on errors and unfounded suppositions, and generally are grossly inferior to evolutionary explanations.--From publisher description Religion and science; Intelligent design (Teleology); Dessein intelligent Niall Shanks Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh