A Biblical Point of View on Intelligent Design

by Kerby Anderson

Overview

Intelligent design is a big topic of debate in the educational, political, scientific, and religious arenas. But why? Is it in opposition to evolution? Does it represent Creationism? Author and national director for Probe Ministries, Kerby Anderson, explores the arguments, the truths, the myths, and the vital questions readers should be asking about intelligent design.

• Is intelligent design science or religion?
• How did naturalism become the dominant philosophy?
• What don’t evolutionists want to admit?
• Is there a scientific foundation for intelligent design?
• How does intelligent design compare to biblical creation?

With a clear and detailed presentation of information, Anderson guides readers through intelligent design and naturalism to help them form their opinions, enter into the discussion, and stand on a foundation of historical facts, present day findings, and valuable insight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736935579
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	07/01/2008
Series:	A Biblical Point of View On
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	184 KB

About the Author

Kerby Anderson hosts the radio talk show Point of View and is the national director of Probe Ministries. The author of several books, including Making the Most of Your Money in Tough Times and A Biblical Point of View on Spiritual Warfare, he is a frequent guest on programs such as Prime Time America, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Focus on the Family, and The 700 Club. He is a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

The Controversy     7
What do critics say about intelligent design?     9
What is at stake in the origins debate?     10
Darwinism and Naturalism     13
What is the relationship between science and religion?     14
How did naturalism become the dominant philosophy?     15
How does naturalism influence science today?     18
Have naturalism and Darwinism become a religion?     19
What is the significance of humans in an evolutionary worldview?     21
The Fossil Record     23
Have scientists found the missing links predicted by Darwin?     24
What about the Cambrian explosion of life?     27
How have evolutionists tried to explain gaps in the fossil record?     29
How do critics of evolution respond?     31
Icons of Evolution     35
Have scientists been able to simulate evolution in the laboratory?     36
What about the textbook example of embryos and evolution?     39
What about the missing links found in the fossil record?     40
What about the textbook example of peppered moths?     42
What about the textbook example of Darwin's finches?     43
Don't we have evidence of evolution in fruit flies?     45
Doesn'tmicroevolution prove that macroevolution took place?     46
What Is Intelligent Design?     49
Is it possible that nature just looks designed?     50
What is the scientific foundation of intelligent design?     51
Can we determine if something is designed?     54
How does specified complexity illustrate intelligent design?     56
Is there evidence of intelligence in the genetic code?     58
How do evolutionists explain the genetic code?     59
What is the probability that the genetic code formed by chance?     61
What about junk DNA?     63
What about examples of bad design in nature?     63
Intelligent Design in Astronomy     67
Has the universe been fine-tuned?     68
Is Earth a privileged planet?     70
How does a solar eclipse suggest intelligent design?     71
How does our atmosphere suggest intelligent design?     73
What other attributes of Earth suggest intelligent design?     74
What is the probability that Earth's "special parameters" occurred by chance?     76
How have critics responded to the evidence of design in astronomy?     77
Intelligent Design in Biology     79
What have scientists found within the cell?      79
What is irreducible complexity, and how does it show intelligent design?     80
How does a cilium show intelligent design?     82
How does a flagellum show intelligent design?     84
How have critics of intelligent design responded to the examples of irreducible complexity?     85
How do proponents of intelligent design respond to the criticism regarding irreducible complexity?     87
What about the evolution of complex structures?     88
Are there limits to biological change?     91
Do mutations provide additional material for evolution?     93
Is Intelligent Design Science?     95
Is intelligent design science?     96
Is origin science different from empirical science?     98
Is intelligent design falsifiable?     101
Is intelligent design religion?     101
Should Intelligent Design Be Taught in Schools?     105
How did the judge rule in the Arkansas creation trial?     106
What did the judge rule in the Dover, Pennsylvania decision?     107
How should proponents of intelligent design respond to the ruling in the Dover case?     109
What about the current attempts to "teach the controversy"?     112
Is it risky for scientists to criticize evolution?     113
Is it risky for scientists to believe in intelligent design?     115
Origins and the Bible     119
Does intelligent design compromise biblical truth?     119
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the recent creation view?     122
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the progressive creation view?     124
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the theistic evolution view?     125
How can we reconcile the various views?     126
Bibliography     129
Notes     131