Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #277358 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 143 pages

Customer Reviews

Superb, concise, well-researched science
This book is aimed at students and teachers, and was written as a refutation of The National Academy of Sciences' recently published educator's guidebook entitled "Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science."

The old debate between evolution and design continues to this day, and the strength of the argument against evolution is increasing. Dr. Sarfati demonstrates how creationism is both rational, arguable and scientific. He also brings to light the general (or wilful) ignorance among pro-evolutionists of the modern design argument.

In this book, Sarfati covers a wide range of topics, including:

1. Variation and Natural Selection, demonstrating that organisms can "change" over time without "evolving" (in the sense of information increase.) He clearly establishes the difference (which remains obscured in most pro-evolution literature) between changes which arise through the re-shuffling and loss of genetic information, and the evolutionists unproven claim that information can spontaneously increase - the myth which drives the modern amoeba-to-man evolution ideology.

2. Missing Links - Sarfati awakens the reader to the sheer lack of evidence for evolution in the fossil record, and explodes the various arguments which propose certain fossils as transitional forms.

3. Bird Evolution - Considers examples put forward such as Archaeopteryx, feathered dinosaurs and the impossibility of dinosaur-to-bird evolution, reptile-to-bird evolution etc.

4. Whale Evolution

5. Human Evolution

6. Astronomy - namely the Big Bang

7. The Age of the Earth - Sarfati points out how at least 90% of dating methods give nowhere near the millions of years evolution demands, and how the radiometric dating methods which do give these figures are both inconsistent and unreliable.

And there's more besides. Dr. Sarfati has no qualms in debunking the fallacious atheistic propaganda of modern evolutionists such as Professor Dawkins (particularly in his refutation of the absurd claim by Dawkins that "feathers are modified reptilian scales"), making this an exciting and inspiring read for student and teacher. Written in 1999, this is very recent piece of work, and well worth reading.

Regardless of your position on the subject of origins, you ought to be aware of the problems with evolution, and "Refuting Evolution" by main-stream creationist Dr. Sarfati is an excellent place to start. I would encourage teachers (if they dare) to purchase copies for classrooms and school libraries.

W.Simpson

T. rex ate grass - really?
I think it's worth pointing out that Ken Ham is someone who personally believes that T. rex coexisted with humans and was designed by God to eat grass. Yes, that's definitely the reason why it had all those sharp pointy teeth up to 30cm long. Likewise lions, tigers, wolves etc. - all of these were designed by God to eat grass. Couldn't have been meat, because meat requires death and there wasn't any before Adam was foolish enough to eat God's forbidden apples. Is there any actual evidence for this point of view? - Doesn't matter, because if the Bible says so it must be true!

The authors of this book have no genuine interest in evolution, true or otherwise, otherwise than pushing their agenda of Biblical creation (literal, in 6 days). Simply put, their logic is:
1. I/we know everything in the Bible is true.
2. Evolution goes against what it says in the Bible.
3. Therefore, evolution is wrong. In fact, evolution is just a hoax/conspiracy by liberal atheists to do away with Christianity.

So, if you also believe that everything the Bible says is true and have no interest in considering other possibilities then you'll probably enjoy this book, but if you have an open mind and would actually like to understand something about evolution then buy something else i.e. a book written by people who actually know something about the subject.

Religion in disguise!
I have had a look through this book and to be honest it is out to brainwash people with logic and intelligence and make them consider that Darwin's evolution is flawed. People want to push this rubbish to kids in school and if I knew that this book was in a school library I would go ballistic. I do not have an issue with the bible sitting along side Darwin's Theory of Evolution in a library but clearly the previous reviewer expressing is point of view would stand no chance against scientific academics in a debate. Evolution is bigger than religion!