Creation Vs. Evolution (Examine the Evidence)

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Summary: Bible GOOD! Science BAD!
Review: 'bout sums it up. Like most books of this ilk it is long on 'because the bible says so' vs 'there are always more things to learn'. We are expected to agree that because the bible says so that that should be proof enough. I am always surprised, although I shouldn't be, that these authors so limit the ability of god to come up with system that fits the laws of the universe.

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Summary: A must read (and very readable), highly relevant.
Review: Excellent concise, yet full-featured presentation. Highly relevant and important topic! The booklet size makes the content quickly digestable (and skeptical friends may be more likely to actually read it.)

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Summary: Amazing how much can be ignored in only 50 pages or so
Review: I can't believe that someone would even ATTEMPT to compare the evidence for evolution with that for creationism in a 50 page booklet. Not that it would take that much for creationist evidence (I think a 2 or 3 page flyer would probably be enough, and that's being very generous). But the sheer volume of data, from hundreds of different fields make it unseemly to attempt to squeeze it down to only 50 pages.

Perhaps the author made a mistake, and should have titled his booklet "Attacking the Strawman: How I Singlehandedly Knocked Down A Fictitious and Irresponsible Caricature of Evolution"

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Summary: Not what I expected at all
Review: Most of the content in this book is good in it's motive to try to convince the reader that creation will win the battle against evolution but the content itself is not so good. Mostly because it could have been written in an easier to understand way and there could have been more content about the evidence of the earth being young. The overwhelming evidence is not there mostly because the author endorses old-earth creationism, which is completely unbiblical. I would wholeheartedly recommend other great books on creation vs. evolution other than this one such as Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation by Dennis R. Peterson, Refuting Evolution by Dr. Jonathan Sarfati, Scientific Creationism by Henry M. Morris, or In the Beginning by Walt Brown

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Summary: A Very Basic View of the Issue
Review: There isn't much to this "book" (more like a pamphlet). Its 48 pages covers the general arguments without going into much detail. I would say if you know nothing about the issue, its a good book to start with

Rating:
Summary: Bible GOOD! Science BAD!
Review: There isn't much to this "book" (more like a pamphlet). Its 48 pages covers the general arguments without going into much detail. I would say if you know nothing about the issue, its a good book to start with

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Summary: Is it fact or faith?
Review: This book demonstrates an amazing lack of understanding of the theory of evolution.

For a book that has 'examine the evidence' in the title, the fact that there is no examination of evidence in it at all is puzzling. Since it's under 50 (small) pages, on the otherhand, this is not suprising.

It contains very few references (16 are listed in the back), and for good reason... If you research his references you find that Muncaster is being (seemingly purposefully) misleading. For instance he mentions a statistical analysis by the molecular biologist, Harold Morowitz, that the random events required to create a single living cell are astronomical. Muncaster uses that as 'proof' that evolution couldn't have happened. He fails to mention that Morowitz is, in fact, an evolutionist. The statistic he calculated was in support the protocell theory of evolution, suggesting that life biogenesis was not a ridiculously unlikely collision of molecules into a fully assembled modern cell. Rather that it was a logical, step by step process of natural selection.

Almost the entire argumental thrust of this (overpriced) pamplet revolves around the statistical implausability of complex structures appearing by mere chance. Since the theory of evolution is not at all about complex structures appearing by pure chance, but about adaptions being selected by natural forces (the antithesis of chance), every argument that Muncaster makes against evolution is rendered pointless.

He makes many bold statements such as: "... most microbiologists, physicists, and experts in applied mathematics and statistics (who know about the findings) now reject evolution." But he gives nothing to support statements like this. No references, or quotes. Nothing. The microbiologists and physicists that he mentions, are evolutionists, by the way.

If you are interested in what the general gist of what the creationist arguments are, then this glosses over them pretty well without going into any substance (rather typical of all of the creationist information i've found so far). The same information and arguments are easily found scattered around the internet, pretty much verbatim, but this will give you a good place to know what to look for.

If you have opted to believe in creationism, and are looking for a good book to make you feel really clever for not believing in that 'idiotic theory of evolution'. Then this is would be a great book for you. However, you really ought to read *something* (i'd recommend Futuyna's 'Science on Trial') that at least gives some hint as to what the theory of evolution is all about. Don't expect to find that out from Muncaster, he apparently doesn't have a clue about it.

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Summary: A nice quick read
Review: This is a nice booklet at a very reasonable price. It covers alot, and there were a few items that I wished had been covered a little more thoroughly, but all in all Mr. Muncaster did a very good job comparing the merits of creation vs. evolution (and yes, creation does win in this book!)