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EVOLUTION,
CREATIONISM,
AND OTHER
MODERN MYTHS
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C ON T EN T S
Introduvciit ion
1 DoW e Needa B eginnin1g ?
2 TheN aturoefS cienc2e3
3 TheP rimaocfyS cienc45e
4 TheL ogiocfE voluti6o7n
5 TheN aturoeft heP reseEnatr tHhi stor9y1
6 TheN aturoef" Religi1o1n3"
7 TheP hilosophy/SocfOi tehnec"reR eligio1n73s "
8 TheN aturoefH istor1y5 9
9 EfforattsS ynthesi18s1
10 TheR ockyR oadA head2 01
Endno2t2e3s
Bibliog2r4a7 phy
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INT R O DU C T INO
A cou PLE o FY EA R s AG o theKans as StaBtoeao rEfdd ucadteicoitndo e d
dee-mphatshiteze ea cohfie nvgo luitnii tcosun r ricsueltutomiffa,n g
brouhoafh asn moa plrloo rpt.iC oonmsmenotnit nhgce a sHea,r vard
paleonSttoelpoJhgaGeiyons u trl edm indtehdKaa ntus sha asus s uableleyn
ascsioawtiettdhh l ea nodf iOnoz u forl klaonrddeo gtmiacdaelcllya red
evoluttobi eao" nfat c-"a lotuhghhid sen fiitoifaofa nc lta cckeerdt ain
logiinic t s.He olrfdoefss c ieCnhtiicfiLkcie tnpt rlloeacsei dmt heen odf
thien telelnertcpeteru,ia slsa cnhdpo roiln csierpacahtlehsde c ilra ssrooms
fort eacwhheomr isg bheto fferaic nrgi taincaalolyfD s airsw intios m
minadsyse nto futl lsyhp aeidnb leisae pfrpodvb eyt hseic enteisbfitca
lishNmoem natt.tt hetarht be oo kstwoerrfieels lw eidtv ho lupmoeisn ting
outth e aflnafrdwa su idnsh eirne npttrhe eensa tr ticuolfea vtooilnoun.t i
Ifo llotwhecidos rn otvewristsyho mfaes ncaitni,o smiannwcyee l l
regartdheindhk aevriess scuoendts einastn pdo rloncgreidt icism of
viiEiVO LUTION,C REATIONISM,A ND OTHER MOD ERN MYTHS
Darwiinsfomr d ecsaT.dh eaes toutnhdiiannboggu t th uep rowaatsrh e
kneeje-rrke acatmioonangc ademmoisoctfws h ,o cmo unlodht a vsep o
keinn telloineg veonltufoltrfiyi v omeni nuatnewdsh ou seedxa mtphlaets
borneor eesmblawnhcaet soever ttoh reeyoIvc. oo lnuctltiuhodanetad r y
evoluhtabideo ocnm aem ajotre nienot uc ri rveilli agnildoi,npk taer iot
isamn odt hgeenre lrieatswi,aw sh ateavneyrow naen tiettdob eM.o rteo
thpeon itw atsh ree alitzhaaatltiom osentv eriynovnoeil nv edtdeh abet e
hapdi kceudp t hekinrol wedogfsei c enttiehfiocrfr yo mT hNee wY ork
TmiesS unyds aciesnetccieoN new,s weoerUk S,AT odaWhye.n I t urned
tov ari"oahuuostr itthieseyes e;m'teko d n olwe tshsaI dn i d-atbhoeuitr
ownfi elidnms a,n cya ses.
Thfuen damteanlwiissthesil idynt hebiunrk edrusr insgt rtluhegi,gs
sinicte n woaatsta l cll etahraa dtv ocoafit netse ldleisgaiengnodntft he
antphirpcoir npcliweh,i acrhie n telwlaeycostfd u ecasrli bainan ngt i
Darwibnle iienpf ta tearnnpdsu rpionns aetsu wroeuc,lo dm deo wonn
thesiirod fte h eeq uantI.bit coe ame tchliaentaa drid titootn ha eg- elod
presepctoifsvc esi eannrcdee l nit,gh ieoraet hwiwarasdoy fl ookaittnh ge
datoant,eh caotm fornteeidtt hhDeear r winniotarhn cesr easttiFsoo.nr i
neatrwltoyh ousanwdeh ayvbeeea lriste hvoaeutdsr o lsayrs tienmd,e ed
thceo smiots,sw ealassf moholotyp eramteicnhga annitdsh ma tE atrhteh
wass pae pcrieoacjoltf e itmhoetrhn eart ourrg eoT dh.e tnhS eh oekmear
Levy9 c omheitJt u piatnsedtr u,d itehmsee toefo r//acsotmheeirottons i d
our psluagngeettsh twaeetl d i ovneas mlablul le'ytseh haatbs e efrne
quenvtilsybi ytm eodn stdriosuasos fct oesrmosiir gc.i n
Todawyer evceoe uisrc ientific knowltewdog-eni enpwcishe cemeal from
papceoumnrl sa,n eda dcihs ciotsvr eurmyp aeastffi erdm ingw eaw lhraeta dy
beliseotv heoa,nt lm yi naodrj ustimnoe uwnrot rsl dnveiebedew mwaidteh
eaciht eWmh.e enn oudgihs cobveeigrnti oae csc umuhloawteevt,eh re,
implicatic<;mlaser Wb:en e eceaomd ma jeo srh iiftno uirn terporfe tation
dataan,wd e c anno l ongcleirtn og otthhewe aryo sfu nderstanding.
INTRODUCTION ix
Iefa cmhe tehoiertx termcilsnoteao9 t0 pe resc eonftt hl ei voirngga nisms
ont hpel ahnoewt ,c aDna rtwhi"ent iraoenflee i s;wf 'h iacrhse pu posteod
show chroewa etvuordleb,vse pe ruocdeIdaf?t suncaamdnie psiostt rata
hundroeffede ttsh iicnakm atotfedr a ywsh,a t tdhoiaemtsp a lbyo tuhte
valiodftih stely o ewr osaindoden p siotpirooncw ehsishca,hbs e en taught
asfa cfotr m orteh aacn e ntury?
Whent hsem ocklee aanrwdse m akaelt lhp er oapdejru stimnoe unrt s
thingkw,ie wn iclolm eu ntdoe rtshtqaautni dpt osesi bwleay r neo tth e
firhsutm ansopiedct iol eiovsne t hpilsa ntehtatht:e irasre o urgehp eat
inpgta teirntn hE ea rthhi'ssti onwr hyit chhpe l aintser ta nsformed and
nweb iospchoemrieen estx oi stthernocpuerg ohc eoswfsh eiwsceh h ave
noyte dtr meeadT.h wiosr ldivfosiu enwid nt hter adiotfni oonne-ssW tern
poepliensc,l umdaintnyrg i pbeaolp Sluecbshe. l iwehfiwsce,hm ayh ave
previroeeujcstlaeyscd h ilsduipsehrn ssmt,ai ytt uiroonut tob eo uorn ly
glmipsoeft h ree palla neptaasrty.
Thviise mwa,np ye polteem lelr, e prears eetntrtotes ha petsa tB.un to n
Westeproenp dliend o "te votlhvebeie"rls ti;he refeym embeevreetndht ast
thseuyr dvWi.ev h eavceaa sstit dehese epx reienbceaecusts hede yin do fitt
inatn oe tpa cakatgheea pxtl aicnreeda bteii ot n,o r thBean gB ig
YHWH
threyoa,n de nsotpu tri mceo nvionucerilsnvtgeh swa eta re tyhe xe onl
ampolfie n telilnit ghueenn eicrveTs heu.os u prr eensktn owlieisdl gleu
soybr eacuwseeh aveexl cudseomd u cdha tthata htae n omanloiwoe ust
weidgohtc rlilncyao mpaetividbelnec e.
Thibso oskk eetsac noh utleifo nra n wew aoyf lo okianttg h weor l.d
Thfoeo tnorteeefrps r imlatyr oni eswpaapretrit chlhaaetvs ae n nounced
ougrr etarti husmbp,ut th eairrr angementthe ems eurpgppioanrrgtas
dignmo,tt h oel odn ien wthhiaecyrh e lncooaewtdI . onffoce ro mfort to
relifugnidoaumse notrea vloitlsiutosnT ihsveti se.wb sot hao rfe apnads se
repreonsleayn qtu wairtrheilWn es ttehbrelen is eyfs tneoamtn,a ccurate
rendeorfEia nrhgti hs .tL oirkyee amrybl oikoeR,re E da rWhtiht,Le i tehsi,s
X EVOLUTION,C REATIONISM,A ND OTHER MODERN MYTHS
bokow iilnli tbieba iltltayet rtlabycy sk meudag c adelmaitwciesalr,pl p ear
asa supplermeeandatinanfidrgn y,a w lilblyelo c maem ajoprra otfs ome
collceogueers s.
