Evolution and Religious Creation Myths: How Scientists Respond

by Paul F. Lurquin, Linda Stone, Linda S. Stone

Book Overview

Polls show that 45% of the American public believes that humans were created about 10,000 years ago and that evolution is a fictitious myth. Another 25% believes that changes in the natural world are directed by a supernatural being with a particular goal in mind. This thinking clashes head on with scientific findings from the past 150 years, and there is a dearth of public critical thinking about the natural world within a scientific framework.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195315383
• ISBN13: 9780195315387
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"