Scientists responded in the most direct way possible. Woodward again ignores the serious, lengthy refutations written by professionals, instead relying almost entirely on short book reviews that appeared in popular-level venues. And when Woodward does discuss actual science, he usually gets it wrong. For example, on pages —4 of his book, Woodward discusses the Cambrian explosion.
As Woodward tells the story, the critters we find in the Cambrian rocks among the oldest rocks containing animal fossils show phylum-level differences.
Modern organisms placed in different phyla show profound anatomical differences. Humans, oysters, and spiders are all in different phyla. In stressing these phylum-level differences, Woodward implies that the animals found in the Cambrian fossils were as wildly different from each other as, say, humans and spiders are today.
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If this were true, it would be a serious problem for evolutionists. Sadly, Woodward has simply garbled a fairly basic point of taxonomy. Phyla are classifications used for modern organisms. Applying them retroactively to long-extinct creatures is problematic. When paleontologists place Cambrian fossil X in one phylum and Cambrian fossil Y in a different phylum, they are not saying that X and Y are as different from one another as humans and spiders for example are today. They are saying simply that X shows some feature that in modern organisms is associated with one phylum while Y shows some feature that is today associated with a different phylum.
The Cambrian explosion is a problem for evolutionists only in the sense that there are many possible explanations for it, but too little data for coming to a firm conclusion. Woodward shows little awareness of the actual state of scientific play. This is merely a taste of all that is wrong with this book. Woodward makes much of the fact that scientists use strong rhetoric in denouncing the arguments of ID folks. Of course they do.
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People study for years to become experts in any one of these disciplines, and then they have to put up with people bearing obvious religious and political agendas completely distorting everything about their subject. Is it surprising that they respond with anger?
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In this sequel to his award-winning Doubts about Darwin, Thomas Woodward traces the struggle that has emerged as the two sides wrestle with questions of the origin of life. Woodward answers these questions and more: Who are the key players on each side, and what contributions have they made? How has the debate developed, and where is it headed in the future? What conclusions can we draw about our origins based on the scientific evidence? There is no better guide to help you navigate this important debate. Contents The explosion of design: Michael Behe and cellular complexity Jonathan Wells and icons of evolution: Assessing the origin-of-life question: CSI and the explanatory filter: Dembski's trial by fire Unexpected allies: Includes bibliographical references p.
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