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Darwin or Design is a collection of interviews with 25 people on both sides of the intelligent design question. There are interviews on what evolutionary theory currently thinks, what is intelligent design, the philosophy of science, ID and The Law and many others. If you want to learn about about Intelligent Design and get an overview of what is going on and have 9 1/2 hours to spend on the question, then this is the book for you!

Darwin or Design Jason Rennie

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Darwin or Design is a collection of interviews with 25 people on both sides of the intelligent design question. There are interviews on what evolutionary theory currently thinks, what is intelligent design, the philosophy of science, ID and The Law and many others. If you want to learn about about Intelligent Design and get an overview of what is going on and have 9 1/2 hours to spend on the question, then this is the book for you!

    Rob Sawyer, Calculating God

    Rob Sawyer, Calculating God

    In the last chapter of Darwin or Design, I talk with science fiction author Rob Sawyer about his book Calculating God and his thoughts on the ID movement.

    • 25 min
    Geoff Simmons, Darwinism, ID & Medicine

    Geoff Simmons, Darwinism, ID & Medicine

    In this chapter of Darwin or Design, I talk with Geoff Simmons M.D. Geoff Simmons is a practicing medical doctor and a author, so we talk about his recent books and the relevance of Darwinism to his practice as a doctor.

    • 27 min
    Denyse O'Leary, ID & The Media

    Denyse O'Leary, ID & The Media

    In this chapter of Darwin or Design, I talk with Denyse O'Leary. Denyse O'Leary is a Canadian author, journalist, and blogger. We talk about Intelligent Design and the media from her unique perspective

    • 22 min
    John Davison, The Price of Dissent

    John Davison, The Price of Dissent

    In this chapter of Darwin or Design, I talk with Dr John Davison. Dr Davison has dissented from the Darwinian conception of origins for all of his academic career. Something of a maverick Dr Davison seems to attract critics from both sides of the fence but does have some interesting ideas.

    • 30 min
    Steve Fuller, ID & Social Epistemology

    Steve Fuller, ID & Social Epistemology

    In this chapter of Darwin or Design, I talk with Dr Steve Fuller. We discuss the idea of Social Epistemology, what it is and how it is relevant to the question of Intelligent Design. Steve Fuller is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, England. Originally trained in history and philosophy of science, he is best known for the research programme of 'social epistemology', which is the title of a journal he founded in 1987 and the first of his dozen books. His most recent books relevant to the interview are Science vs. Religion? Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evolution (Polity, 2007) and The Knowledge Book: Key Concepts in Philosophy, Science and Culture (Acumen and McGill-Queens University Press, 2007).

    • 19 min
    Donald McConnell, Intelligent Design, Creationism and The Law

    Donald McConnell, Intelligent Design, Creationism and The Law

    In this chapter of Darwin or Design, I talk with Dean Donald McConnell of Trinity Law School. We talk about ID, Creationism and the Law. Professor McConnell practiced real estate litigation with the firm of Harbin & Frost. previously he was with Baker, Hostetler, McCutchen, Black, where he practiced personal injury defense and commercial shipping litigation, including representation of Underwriters of Lloyds of London defending their insured companies and vessels. Professor McConnell has taught at Trinity Law School since 1988. He is a past recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award. Professor McConnell teaches Legal Institutions and Values.

    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

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Good interviews of a narrowed perspective

By the title you'd think this would be a fair and balanced examination of the arguments for Neo-Darwinian evolution and the Intelligent Design movement, but you can't judge an audiobook by its thumbnail. What is presented are a series of interviews with a wide variety of intellectuals who offer their perspective on the subject, but to say that the perspectives are balanced between the two sides would be saying a quarter equals a dollar. All of the interviews are conducted very well with mixed results in audio quality. Mr. Rennie does a good job of keeping the interview moving and doesn't often try to steer the interview in any particular direction, instead letting the person speak their mind. The issue, though, is that 20 of the 25 interviews are all skewed to a very pro-Intelligent Design or Creationist position leaving only one interview with a scientist who actually studies and teaches evolutionary biology and a sprinkling of others who are speaking more about the general concepts of science, but not specifically on evolution. None of the concepts presented from the ID perspective are given any refutation, nor are the arguments FOR evolution even presented. This is great if you want a general overview of the ID position and perspectives from outside mainstream science, but useless if you're looking for any comparison between ID and evolutionary theory.

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