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The Top 10 Myths about Evolution

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Though the United States is the world leader in science and technology, many of its citizens display a shocking ignorance regarding basic scientific facts.

Recent surveys have revealed that only about half of Americans realize that humans have never lived side by side with dinosaurs, and about the same number reject the idea that humans developed from earlier species of animals.

This lack of knowledge in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence for evolution springs from a number of negative influences in contemporary society: poor secondary education in some regions of the country, misinformation in the mass media, and deliberate obfuscation by supporters of Creationism and Intelligent Design. In this concise, accessible, "myth-buster's handbook," educators Cameron M.

Smith and Charles Sullivan clearly dispel the ten most common myths about evolution, which continue to mislead average Americans.

Using a refreshing, jargon-free style, they set the record straight on claims that evolution is "just a theory," that Darwinian explanations of life undercut morality, that Intelligent Design is a legitimate alternative to conventional science, that humans come from chimpanzees, and six other popular but erroneous notions. Smith and Sullivan's reader-friendly, solidly researched text will serve as an important tool, both for teachers and laypersons seeking accurate information about evolution.

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Prometheus Books
159102479X / 9781591024798
Paperback / softback
576.8
01/11/2006
United States
English
200 pages
152 x 229 mm, 454 grams