C.Darwin - Rated 
Evolution was taught as a theory when I was at school thirty years ago, but it is now taught as fact, when there is less evidence to support it now than there there was then. It is in fact so full of holes that you need more faith to believe in Darwinism than you do in God. Evolutionists have their own agenda, which is to remove man's accountability to a higher power and create a moral vacuum in it's stead. Fortunately their ground is looking increasingly shaky with every new discovery.
A 'classic' must read - whatever your views on Evolution ... - Rated 
Having had a long standing interest in Evolution and having read a number of books on the subject (on both sides of the argument) I was very curious about this book as it has been cited in so many of the other titles. I was hoping it would be a bit of a ‘classic’ and as far as I am concerned this is the case. Regardless of your opinions, you can learn a lot about evolution (and science in general) just by reading and understanding Denton’s arguments. I have believed for a while to have a valid opinion on a subject it’s vital to understand both sides of a argument. This book does a brilliant job of explaining the case against evolution in a balanced, fair, honest and purely scientific way. Regardless, of whether you accept Denton’s arguments it’s important to understand them in order to be balanced and fair-minded. It is indeed a little out of date in a few areas where new discoveries have been made. Nonetheless, all the main points are still valid and it’s still well worth reading for anyone with a basic understanding of science. It certainly exposes a fair number of common myth’s and makes watching TV programmes on the subject far more interesting. Even though it did not teach me much I didn’t already know I would still recommend the book as a good introduction or reference book on the subject.
A penetrating critique of neo-Darwinism - Rated 
Denton's strength and originality lies in his sections on molecular biology, which whilst now dated, still make valuable and valid reading (in fact his case is stronger now as he anticipated). His principle argument is that far from bolstering the case for Darwin as is too often idly claimed, comparison of gene and proteomic sequences strongly confirms the typology of Darwin's opponents. Why? Because no ancestral pathways are found between anatomically similar species, in fact there is an almost mathematical beauty to genome separation between them. His writing is lucid, persuasive and well illustrated. A good antidote to Gould or Dawkins's myth spinning.
Not terrible, but still makes elementary errors. - Rated 
While Denton is clearly a good writer, and is able to convey most of his points clearly, his book fails to raise any substantive challenge to evolution. Many of his criticisms -- his attacks on standard, well-documented transitional forms, for instance -- rest on the same factual omissions and logical errors as are found in some of the standard creationist literature.
scientific, not religious bias powerful information - Rated 
This book contributes very sound scientific reasoning into a subject ussualy filled with religious argument of either evolutionism or creationism. It will challenge to deeper thought people of either point of view.
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