Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design - Hardcover

Marshall, Perry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1940363802 ISBN 13: 9781940363806

Publisher: BenBella Books, 2015

Synopsis

In the ongoing debate about evolution, science and faith face off. But the truth is both sides are right and wrong.

In one corner: Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jerry Coyne. They insist evolution happens by blind random accident. Their devout adherence to Neo-Darwinism omits the latest science, glossing over crucial questions and fascinating details.

In the other corner: Intelligent Design advocates like William Dembski, Stephen Meyer, and Michael Behe. Many defy scientific consensus, maintaining that evolution is a fraud and rejecting common ancestry outright.

There is a third way. Evolution 2.0 proves that, while evolution is not a hoax, neither is it random nor accidental. Changes are targeted, adaptive, and aware. You'll discover:

How organisms re-engineer their genetic destiny in real time

Amazing systems living things use to re-design themselves

Every cell is armed with machinery for editing its own DNA

The five amazing tools organisms use to alter their genetics

70 years of scientific discoveries—of which the public has heard virtually nothing!

Perry Marshall approached evolution with skepticism for religious reasons. As an engineer, he rejected the concept of organisms randomly evolving. But an epiphany—that DNA is code, much like data in our digital age—sparked a 10-year journey of in-depth research into more than 70 years of under-reported evolutionary science. This led to a new understanding of evolution—an evolution 2.0 that not only furthers technology and medicine, but fuels our sense of wonder at life itself.

This book will open your eyes and transform your thinking about evolution and God. You'll gain a deeper appreciation for our place in the universe. You'll see the world around you as you've never seen it before.

Evolution 2.0 pinpoints the central mystery of biology, offering a multimillion dollar technology prize at naturalcode.org to the first person who can solve it.

About this title

About the Author

Perry Marshall is an author, speaker, engineer and world-renowned business consultant in Chicago. With a decade of research, he brings a fresh perspective to the 150-year old evolution debate.

Bill Gates of Microsoft and the founders of Google revolutionized software and the Internet through their status as outsiders. Similarly, this book harnesses a communication engineer's outsider's perspective to reveal a century of unrecognized research and discoveries. Evolution 2.0 resolves the conflict between Darwin and Design, opening new avenues of science research and raising tantalizing new questions.

Perry's work in digital communication networks, control systems, acoustics and e-commerce bring practical insight to questions about nature and science. His books include 80/20 Sales & Marketing, Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords, and Industrial Ethernet. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering. He's consulted in over 300 industries, from computer hardware and software to finance and health care.

From the Back Cover

"Evolution 2.0 could signal a paradigm shift in the battle between Darwinian evolution and creation/Intelligent Design. Maybe the war is over."
-Justin Brierley, Host, Unbelievable? radio program and podcast

"Standing on the knife-edge between conventional evolutionary theory and Intelligent Design, this book will inflame both dogmatic Darwinists and Creationists."
-Jean-Claude Perez, author, Codex Biogenesis

"It is amazing that this 'non-biologist' has analyzed life phenomena at the cellular and molecular levels to such depth and width by applying a wide range of available information gained by cutting-edge methodologies in life sciences."
-Dr. Kwang Jeon, Editor, International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

"Marshall delivers a compelling and forceful synthesis that sets a new standard for discussions about the relationship between science and faith. The result is no less than astonishing."
-Dr. Mark McMenamin, Professor of Geology, Mount Holyoke College

"Any person of faith who cares about how creation reveals God--and how evolution is actually a devastating arsenal of evidence against atheism--should add Evolution 2.0 to the extreme tippy-top of their reading list."
-D. Bnonn Tenant, ThinkingMatters.org.nz

"As a staunch creationist, I was often finding myself trying to fight with Marshall early on, but his arguments and presentation were flawless and compelling. It was refreshing to see someone examine both sides of the debate honestly."
-Marie Sarantakis, Comparative Religion Scholar, Carthage College

"Fluid reasoning; vivid, readable explanations; easy style and enjoyable storytelling."
-Andras Pellionisz, Biophysicist, Founder of Fractogene

"A very readable book and a devastating attack on the neo-­Darwinist orthodoxy that evolution is nothing but natural selection acting on random variation."
-Peter Saunders, co­-director, Institute of Science in Society, and Emeritus professor of Applied Mathematics, King's College, London

Edition details

• Publisher: BenBella Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940363802
• ISBN 13: 9781940363806
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300