{"product_id":"why-darwin-matters-michael-shermer-9780805083064","title":"Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShermer is savage about the shortcomings of intelligent design \u003cbr\u003eand eloquent about the spirituality of science . . . An invaluable primer.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScience is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and intelligent-design campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Darwin Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Michael Shermer decodes the scientific evidence to show that evolution is not just a theory and illustrates how it achieves the design of life through the bottom-up process of natural selection. Shermer, once an evangelical Christian and a creationist, argues that intelligent-design proponents are invoking a combination of bad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology. He refutes their pseudoscientific arguments and then demonstrates why conservatives and people of faith can and should embrace evolution. Cutting the politics away from the facts, \u003ci\u003eWhy Darwin Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive examination of what is at stake in the debate over evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Shermer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805083065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805083064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Michael Shermer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981264683263,"sku":"9780805083064","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90fcca66-3fa9-4787-931e-1f0babc225c0.jpg?v=1683254567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-darwin-matters-michael-shermer-9780805083064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}