Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #144134 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

Customer Reviews

One of the worst books I've ever read - I returned it
As a devout Christian... this totally embarrasses me. Ignorance like this is what pushes people away... obviously he knows nothing about science!

The Lie of The Lie
The author's book proves once again that adage "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing". He claims in his credentials that he was a biology teacher and therefore understands the complexities of evolution. This reader is a devout Christian who has read extensively on the evolution / creationism debate. I see absolutely no evidence of Mr. Ham understanding the foundations of biological science. The author takes an incredibly simplistic viewpoint when he lumps together the philosophy of Social Darwinism and biological evolution. In his claiming this to be the cause of most of the problems of modern society, Mr. Ham has become an extremist even among the Christian fundamentalists. The author has made the same error that most creationists make. Their attacks against evolution are supposed to prove creationism. Even beginning philosophy students will recognize this as illogical. In this reader's opinion Mr. Ham is no credit to Christianity, and has made no progress in trying to solve the problems in our society. The book in countless ways insults the intelligence of readers.

Discreditaion of science from a biblical perspective.
Ken Ham sets out a melange of viewpoints and opinions in this volume in which he once again discusses his pet topic of humanism and what is wrong with it. He does so from the viewpoint that the theory of evolution (and by default, any area of science whose findings differ from the notion that the planet Earth is approximately 6000 years old) is the source of humanism, his catch all term for his percieved ills with present day society.

While skirting with a few examples from science and attempting to explain that they do not support evolution, or the conclusions drawn are flawed, the main notion that is dealt with is the moral problems he sees with the views drawn from evolution regarding the origins of life, and ultimately ourselves. To this end he examines how Genesis can provide a valid and complete explaination for the existance of ourselves and the world today.

As is often the case with a creationist author, the appraisal of science is made with little authority and understanding, putting a great deal of "spin" on the topic to undermine findings of evolutionists and validity of the theory.

Ultimately, I found this a difficult book to read, its convoluted reasoning and inability to remain focused on the topic in question making the readers task a tiring one.

In the final analysis, this book provides a creationist with exactly the sort of answers they expect on the issue of evolution while completely failing to really examine what evolution is at all.

Alternatively, it provides insight to a Christian and Non-Christian alike as to the driving principles behind young-earth creationism today.