Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails) Book

Figures ix

Tables and Boxes xi

Foreword Kevin Padian xiii

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Part I The Basics and the History

1 Introduction 3

2 The Structure of this Book 14

3 History of Creationism and Evolutionary Science in the United States 20

Part II How Science Works (and Creationism Doesn't)

4 How Science Works 37

5 How Pseudoscience Works 49

6 Why Creationism Fails 54

7 The Argument from Design 59

8 Why Intelligent-Design Creationism Fails 64

Part III The Science of Evolution

9 The Father of Evolution 81

10 How Evolution Works 86

11 Recapitulation 99

12 Evo Devo: How Evolution Constantly Remodels 103

13 Phylogenetics 118

14 Design by Committee: The Twists, Turns, and Flips of Human Anatomy 131

Part IV The Universe

15 How We Know the Age of the Earth 145

16 Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life? 165

Part V Evolution, Ethics, and Religion

17 Evolution and Ethics 175

18 Why Science and Religion are Compatible 184

19 Summary and Conclusion 194

Glossary 197

Bibliography 217

Index 221