Dispelling The Top 10 Myths About Evolution
Pastor Dale Morgan
Dispelling The Top 10 Myths About Evolution*
by Staff Writers
Amherst NY (SPX) Dec 19, 2006
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 The Top 10 Myths About Evolution, educators Cameron M. Smith and
Charles Sullivan clearly dispel the ten most common myths about
evolution that 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.
"Passionate in their support of evolutionary science, the authors
nonetheless adopt a straightforward and ecumenical approach, precisely
distilling each hot-button issue to its cogent essence. The result is a
meticulously researched and distinctly presented overview of a complex
and contentious issue."