Fact, Fable, and Darwin, Part 1

The American Enterprise Institute. ^ | February 2005 | By Rodney Stark

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The author lost me when he enlisted Dr. Stanley in support.

The author who reviewed his book was prescient when he wrote:

"Children of the Ice Age" is not without its problems...The book, in total, is far too redundant. Several of the main points are stated in basically the same way a half dozen times or more. It is almost as if Stanley thinks that retelling the story again and again will make his theories more valid. Likewise, his overall tone and style are a little too conclusive and dogmatic for my tastes. A few pieces of new evidence can partially or completely overturn some of his views, but a reader can't easily tell this from the text. Finally, creationists will love to pull quotes out of context in this book and it is partially Stanley's fault. Even though he uses phrases like "rapid evolution" frequently, I only once (p. 229) noticed that he couched the word "rapid" with the correct phrase of "geologically speaking". Some readers may get the false impression Stanley thinks Australopithecus turned into Homo almost overnight.

I bolded the sentence for emphasis. This article is just another hatchet job taking quotes out of context just for the money.