The Design Revolution
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The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions about Intelligent Design is a book written by William A. Dembski in 2004 which argues for a number of points supporting intelligent design, the controversial conjecture that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not a naturalistic process such as natural selection. The book is written in question/answer format from Dembski's point of view as one of the conceptual leaders in that movement. Each chapter is about 4 pages long and addresses one specific question. Dembski credits intelligent design's critics, comprised of the overwhelming majority of the scientific community and science education organizations,[1] for providing these questions. The forward was written by Charles W. Colson.
The book begins with a preface polemic where Dembski maintains that the harsh critiques that his work has received to date by the scientific community, which he describes as "dogmatic Darwinists and scientific naturalists," is typical of what previous geniuses and innovators have been subjected to by science orthodoxy. Dembski claims that intelligent design theory will inevitably and soon lead to a revolution in which science will be completely overhauled according to his and fellow ID proponent's ideas.
[edit] See also
- Intelligent design
- Intelligent design movement
- Evolution
- Discovery Institute
- Center for Science and Culture
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- ^ See: 1) List of scientific societies rejecting intelligent design 2) Kitzmiller v. Dover page 83. The Discovery Institute's Dissent From Darwin Petition has been signed by about 500 scientists. The AAAS, the largest association of scientists in the U.S., has 120,000 members, and firmly rejects intelligent design and denies that there is a legitimate scientific controversy. More than 70,000 Australian scientists and educators condemn teaching of intelligent design in school science classes. List of statements from scientific professional organizations on the status intelligent design and other forms of creationism.
