Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Understanding Intelligent Design written by Christopher Carlisle, M.Div and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-12-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An objective overview of the biggest controversy in American education. Intelligent Design is one of the hottest issues facing parents and educators to day, but it can be hard to separate the facts from the heated rhetoric. This expert and objective guide gets to the bottom of the questions: What is Intelligent Design? Should it replace or complement traditional science? What's all the fuss about? * Explains the terms, the controversy, and the involvement of the American courts * Indispensable guide for concerned educators and parents * Written by an expert in the field

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Understanding Intelligent Design written by Christopher Carlisle and published by Alpha Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not since the original Scopes Monkey Trial has there been such a hot issue in American education as the current controversy surrounding teaching Intelligent Design in our schools. Should it get equal treatment alongside Evolution and traditional scientific findings? Should it replace traditional science? What is Intelligent Design anyway? What are its history and its tenants? How does it differ from the traditional teachings? Why are educators and parents up in arms across the nation? The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Intelligent Designanswers all the questions. Written by an expert in the field of religion and science, it is the first book to present a completely objective overview such issues as: How to do Intelligent Design and traditional science differ? How are they the same? What is the relationship between Intelligent Design and Creationism? What exactly is the current controversy? Why are the American courts involved? How is Intelligent Design perceived by Christian fundamentalists?

Download or read book Designer Dogs written by Margaret H. Bonham and published by Alpha Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are 'pure - breed' mixes such as yorkipoos or labradoodles really designer dogs? Do so - called 'designer breeds' - hybrids or mixes - actually produce dogs that are hypoallergenic or less temperamental? And are they worth the exorbitant prices - often $2,000 or more for a designer puppy?! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Designer Dogs answers these and many other questions. Cutting through the hype and explaining exactly where to find and what to look for in these unique cross breeds, this book helps even the inexperienced pet owner understand the difference between a crossbreed and a mutt.

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Download or read book Understanding Intelligent Design written by William A. Dembski and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact guide lays out the basics of Intelligent Design, popularly known as ID. William Dembski, the dean of the intelligent-design movement, and Sean McDowell especially target readers whose understanding may have been confused by educational bias and one-sided arguments and attacks. Commonsense and no-nonsense, with pointed examples, the authors explain the central theories of ID, showing why the presence of information and meaningful complexity require the involvement of intelligence why ID adheres to the scientific method and is a valid field of scientific inquiry why scientific evidence increasingly conflicts with evolutionary theories how both evolutionary theory and ID have religious/philosophical underpinnings, and why this causes so much controversy how both systems of thought have radical implications for our culture—and what readers can do about it Clarifying crucial issues, this key resource gives nonspecialists a solid grasp of one of today's foundational religious-scientific-cultural concepts.

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Download or read book Evolution Creationism and Intelligent Design written by Allene S. Phy-Olsen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work of historical exploration examines America's conflicts as it has attempted to maintain its founding principles of freedom of thought and separation of church and state, while nevertheless remaining the most traditionally religious of modern nations. Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design offers a comprehensive, unbiased history of this controversial issue, as well as a balanced presentation of the arguments central to a debate that remains one of the most divisive in American society. Centered around the importance of the issue to education in both the sciences and humanities, the book's chief concern is the relevance of the debate to America's public schools. Beginning with an overview of the topic and its history, the book goes on to investigate Darwinism and the neo-Darwinian revolution as well as the applications of Darwinian theories in the social Darwinism and eugenics movements. It looks at theistic approaches to evolution; at arguments for and critiques of intelligent design; at religion, science, and the American courts; and at religion and science in the postmodern world. The two concluding sections, of special relevance to students are annotated listings of important personalities in the science-religion debate and an annotated bibliography.

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