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Darwin’s Doubt

Stephen C. Meyer

Why do so many new animal forms appear suddenly in the fossil record, and can Darwin's theory explain the new information they required?

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Why read it

  • You will weigh the author's claim that the sudden rise of new animals in the fossil record points to a jump in information
  • You will understand why Darwin himself thought one clue was left unexplained by his theory
  • You will question where the rules of science should draw the line on explanations such as intelligent design

Who it is for

  • Reader curious about the debate over evolution and design
  • Student of paleontology wanting the Cambrian explosion explained
  • Believer or skeptic wanting to read the strongest case for design

Contents

  1. Prologue
  2. Part One: The Mystery of the Missing Fossils
  3. 1 - Darwin’s Nemesis
  4. 2 - The Burgess Bestiary
  5. 3 - Soft Bodies and Hard Facts
  6. 4 - The Not Missing Fossils?
  7. 5 - The Genes Tell the Story?
  8. 6 - The Animal Tree of Life
  9. 7 - Punk Eek!
  10. Part Two: How to Build an Animal
  11. 8 - The Cambrian Information Explosion
  12. 9 - Combinatorial Inflation
  13. 10 - The Origin of Genes and Proteins
  14. 11 - Assume a Gene
  15. 12 - Complex Adaptations and the Neo-Darwinian Math
  16. 13 - The Origin of Body Plans
  17. 14 - The Epigenetic Revolution
  18. Part Three: After Darwin, What?
  19. 15 - The Post-Darwinian World and Self-Organization
  20. 16 - Other Post-Neo-Darwinian Models
  21. 17 - The Possibility of Intelligent Design
  22. 18 - Signs of Design in the Cambrian Explosion
  23. 19 - The Rules of Science
  24. 20 - What’s at Stake
  25. Credits and Permissions
  26. Photographic Insert

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