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Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design
Amazon ^ | June 2009 | Stephen Meyer

Posted on 08/09/2009 3:42:43 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat

One hundred fifty years ago, Charles Darwin revolutionized biology, but did he refute intelligent design (ID)? In Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer argues that he did not.

Much confusion surrounds the theory of intelligent design. Frequently misrepresented by the media, politicians, and local school boards, intelligent design can be defended on purely scientific grounds in accordance with the same rigorous methods that apply to every proposed origin-of-life theory.

Signature in the Cell is the first book to make a comprehensive case for intelligent design based upon DNA. Meyer embarks on an odyssey of discovery as he investigates current evolutionary theories and the evidence that ultimately led him to affirm intelligent design. Clearly defining what ID is and is not, Meyer shows that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or "giving up on science," but instead upon our growing scientific knowledge of the information stored in the cell.

A leading proponent of intelligent design in the scientific community, Meyer presents a compelling case that will generate heated debate, command attention, and find new adherents from leading scientists around the world.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biology; bookreview; design; evolution; id; science
Dr. Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in the philosophy of science. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle. In 2004, Meyer ignited a firestorm of media and scientific controversy when a biology journal at the Smithsonian Institution published his peer-reviewed scientific article advancing intelligent design. Meyer has been featured on national television and radio programs, including The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CBS's Sunday Morning, NBC's Nightly News, ABC's World News, Good Morning America, Nightline, FOX News Live, and the Tavis Smiley show on PBS. He has also been featured in two New York Times front-page stories and has garnered attention in other top-national media.
1 posted on 08/09/2009 3:42:43 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

BTTT for Stephen Meyer !


2 posted on 08/09/2009 4:10:18 PM PDT by Edgewood Pilot
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Much confusion surrounds the theory of intelligent design.

Only in people that do not have a firm grip on reality.

3 posted on 08/09/2009 4:34:23 PM PDT by org.whodat (Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
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To: org.whodat

Amen.


4 posted on 08/09/2009 4:41:11 PM PDT by Kackikat (There is no such thing as a free lunch, because someone paid, somewhere.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Not the first!


5 posted on 08/09/2009 4:48:37 PM PDT by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Beep! (TTT)


6 posted on 08/09/2009 5:01:52 PM PDT by YHAOS
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To: org.whodat

Yes, the poor Darwinists have yet to come to grips with the fact that they must have “imaginary scenarios” to explain the past.


7 posted on 08/09/2009 7:30:32 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: count-your-change

Off the meds again??


8 posted on 08/09/2009 7:39:45 PM PDT by org.whodat (Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

And yet legitimate and important stories regarding actual science routinely get shoved off into CHAT.


9 posted on 08/09/2009 8:30:49 PM PDT by tlb
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To: Recovering_Democrat

And yet legitimate and important stories regarding actual science routinely get shoved off into CHAT.


10 posted on 08/09/2009 8:31:04 PM PDT by tlb
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To: tlb

IMO, a book by a PhD. from Cambridge qualifies as legit. I’m glad it has stayed.


11 posted on 08/09/2009 10:54:52 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: org.whodat

Its just amusement at the Braying Bunch.


12 posted on 08/10/2009 3:18:47 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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