Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds | Phillip E. Johnson

Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds | Phillip E. Johnson | Great addition to the debate.

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	Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds Phillip E. Johnson InterVarsity Press, 1997 - 131 pages average customer review:based on 109 reviews view larger image
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Defeating Darwinism provides a new and powerful treatment on evolutionary naturalism for students, parents, teachers, pastors, and youth advisors. Phillip Johnson aims not just to defeat a bad theory, but to defeat it by opening minds to the truth.

We are done with dogma

The phenomena of dogma is what keeps people from buying into a philosophy, be it religious, political, or scientific in nature. I enjoyed reading this book, having purchased it 2 days ago and finishing it last night. It is eight chapters long, 120 pages, and not overly technical. The author knows his subject and explains it clearly and wisely. This is not another intransigent one-sided dogma pusher. Rather, the author strives for a mature frame of mind with a relaxed grip on the facts in order to remain open for new information and advises the same for us all whether we be for or against Darwinism.

When the dust settles from the current passionate debate on the subject of Darwinism, what will we be left with and how should we approach the material in the meantime? Why do some 90% of Americans still have difficulty believing that evolution is a fact? Why are the rankings of this book so polarized? What is going on here?

I enjoyed the author's insights into the play, Inherit the Wind, which as you know was about the famed Scopes monkey trial. The play was a distortion of a real life event and those distorted views cloud our thinking even today.

Even the definition of evolution gets distorted in today's world. I think this book will guide you in selecting a world view that makes sense to you and not imposed upon you by authority. Reasoning from the available evidence is what science and the search for ultimate truth is all about - we needn't unconsciously pattern our dialogue after a play written many years ago.

This book is a hopeful book about advancing the truth wherever it takes us.

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Great addition to the debate.

This book a very good but can be disappointing to those who are perhaps expecting something else from it. This book is a great for those who are interested in really having a knowledge of the Creation/Evolution debate from all angles. If you are a Christian looking for a book that will give you a few arguements to defend your faith or perhaps enhance your faith then this book is not really what you are looking for. Phillip Johnson presents some of the philisophical baggage that is tied to Darwinian evolution and explains why it is not just a matter of presenting scientific evidence for a creator but rather that an entire worldview must be changed.
I recommend Defeating Darwinism to the Christian College Student who is looking for material to help strengthen and mold thier worldview and may only be able to read a couple books. This book should be on those short lists of Creation readings.
For the atheist or skeptic who is looking for a book to argue point for point this is probably not the one for you either. But if you are looking to see the Christian or even the I.D. perspective from all angles then I recommend this book.
Very good book overall!

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