The Not-So-Intelligent Designer | Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not

Alexander Winkler

ISBN 10: 0718894200 / ISBN 13: 9780718894207

Published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2016

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The Not-So-Intelligent Designer | Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not | Alexander Winkler | Taschenbuch | Lutterworth Press | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2016 | Boydell & Brewer Ltd | EAN 9780718894207 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Not-So-Intelligent Designer | Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718894200
• ISBN 13: 9780718894207
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Illustrator: Hafer, Abby
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 13D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 333 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A witty and accessible dissection of the failure of Intelligent Design creationism, showing its inability to explain many basic features of human anatomy.

Why do men's testicles hang outside the body? Why does our appendix sometimes explode and kill us? And who does the Designer like better, anyway - us, or squid? These and other questions are addressed in The Not-So-Intelligent Designer. Dr. Abby Hafer argues that the human body has many faulty design features that would never have been the choice of an intelligent creator. She also points out other animals that got better body parts, which makes the Designer look a bit strange; discusses the history and politics of Intelligent Design and creationism; reveals animals that shouldn't exist according to Intelligent Design; and disposes of the idea of irreducible complexity. Her points are illustrated with pictures (by Alexander Winkler), wit, and erudition.

About the Author

Abby Hafer has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford University. She is a Senior Lecturer who teaches human anatomy and physiology at Curry College. She gives frequent public lectures on why evolution is scientifically valid and Intelligent Design/Creationism is not.