I came across the following book while reading a favourite book publishing blog: View From the Publishing Trenches. This is not a review, but rather just a notification of a book that caught my eye. This is one I’ll have to read; it has me intrigued. In light of the ongoing scandal involving the “scientific consensus” on anthropogenic global warming, it makes a person wonder if we’re not all a little too easily blinded by unproven theories dressed up and accepted as scientific fact.
About the Book — from the website:
Evolutionists push the idea that only religious zealots dispute evolution. The Evolution Conspiracy exposes the faults in evolutionary theories, the half-truths, and the inconsistencies through a secular lens.
Read. Think. Decide for yourself.
Thanks, I think I’ll do just that!
Note: You can click the image above to buy the Kindle version, or you can get the Scribd PDF version here (both eBook versions available in U.S. only).
Or, for those that absolutely must have the dead tree version:
United States: The Evolution Conspiracy, Vol. 1: Exposing Life’s Inexplicable Origins & The Cult of Darwin
Canada: The Evolution Conspiracy, Volume 1: Exposing Life’s Inexplicable Origins & the Cult of Darwin
Xpd: eBookNook
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I believe in evolution despite the missing links. Like all of CREATION, that segment of divine programming is ours to discover in time. The possibility that this universe is not planned is too fantastic to be BELIEVED. I, too, was once atheistic – then agnostic. Now I believe in something beyond the reach of our senses and our intellect, like a mosquito observing a 747, and I am content to call it God and to go to church to remind me to be as good a mosquito as I can – especially to avoid biting God because there will be consequences.
Unlike climategate, evolution has had over a century of peer-reviewed work done to prove the various theories and observations made by Darwin.
The following review is from the website:
“Lisa Shiel is consistently convincing in her new book, The Evolution Conspiracy, that evolutionary scientists have defined ‘facts’ and ‘theory’ to suit themselves and in a way that any other scientific field (such as physics, mathematics, biochemistry, etc.) would find completely inappropriate. That is, the evolutionary scientists have circumvented the true scientific method. The other thing that she points out is that it is not always appreciated that nearly all evolutionary scientists refuse to share their data for years and years, thus preventing effective evaluation of their results by other scientists.”
Dr. Quinton R. Rogers
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis
In light of what we now know about “peer-reviewed” studies re: Climategate (Warmer-gate), I wouldn’t blindly accept such so-called scientific evaluation. And the last statement — about scientists refusing to share their data, preventing others from evaluating it — what does that remind you of?
I’m not willing to simply dismiss her book because of claims that the “science” of evolution is settled. Likewise, I’m not willing to dismiss Darwin’s work on the basis of her book alone. But I am willing to have an open mind and read her book first before dismissing it as simply nonsense.
I think along the lines of Bill (below), that the theory of evolution is highly probable, although it does not explain how life actually originated. I also believe that evolutionary theory does not preclude the existence of an after-life.
Bear in mind that the vaunted peer review process has repeatedly stamped its approval on research that later turned out be falsified.
Sincerely,
Lisa A. Shiel
author of The Evolution Conspiracy
Lisa, thanks very much for taking the time to respond to the comments here.
In light of the current scandal involving the questionable science of global warming, and other examples of researchers who develop an agenda even before beginning their research (e.g. Carson, Kinsey, and Mead), I think it makes sense to keep an open mind in place of blindly naive acceptance.
As I said, the topic of your book interests me. For that reason, I’ll be buying a copy.
The difference is that Darwin published his data and it was successfuly duplicated by others.
Yes, natural selection has been observed and studied. But no one has ever demonstrated that natural selection alone (wherein living things adapt to their environments via genetic mutations) can bring about new forms of life vastly different from anything alive at the time. That’s where evolution falters.
Sincerely,
Lisa A. Shiel
author of The Evolution Conspiracy
Good tie-in to the Cosh story and the ideologocal war raging over climategate and AGW science.
I am Christian but not associated with any church and certainly not a literal interpreter of old testament creation stories. I’m also an Engineer trained in scientific method in problem solving. I’ve always regarded evolution as a theory – a highly probable one but a theory none the less due to the absence of full affirmative evidence making it indisputable fact. As you have seen in this new book, there is ample evidential reason to doubt the absolutism of those who subscribe to Darwinian evolution as a fact. This does not mean you are some religious zealot disputing evidence to satisfy your faith based instincts – it means that proper scientific process is occurring on the evolution theory and new evidence points to the need for peer re-evaluation of previous preconceptions of gaps the theory.
I agree Moosie, instead of objective examination of new findings and theories, we get out of hand dismissal from the scientific absolutist camp – much of them as uneducated and faith based as the fundamentalist creationists they mock.
The post modern era has every aspect of life and culture politically charged – unfortunately science has succumbed to this as well.
Very well said, Bill. Like you, I consider myself Christian, though not affiliated with any church. In fact, I only attend church for special occasions: weddings, funerals, christenings, etc.
From the description I read of this book, it takes a secular look at the “science” involved in the theory. Though I haven’t read it yet (but fully intend to soon), it seems the author is saying that evolution does not satisfactorily explain how life originated and that humans are unique creatures — which evolution says otherwise.
Anyway, it sounds interesting to me. There are some excerpts available so people can decide before buying.
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