Darwin's Doubt

The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design

By: Stephen C. Meyer

Narrated by: Derek Shetterly

When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the “Cambrian explosion,” many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock.

In Darwin’s Doubt, Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal life—a mystery that has intensified, not only because the expected ancestors of these animals have not been found, but because scientists have learned more about what it takes to construct an animal. During the last half century, biologists have come to appreciate the central importance of biological information—stored in DNA and elsewhere in cells—to building animal forms.

Expanding on the compelling case he presented in his last book, Signature in the Cell, Meyer argues that the origin of this information, as well as other mysterious features of the Cambrian event, are best explained by intelligent design, rather than purely undirected evolutionary processes.

Brilliant presentation!

I loved the presentation and organization. The arguments were very powerful and compelling. I plan on listening again!

Excellent book

Give one much to think about. It is very technical and allows one to see the differences of thought. I recommend it

A intellectual read with a bridge

While the content in this is decidedly educational there are plenty of analogy bridges and simple summaries provided. Regardless of your view on the origin of man this will raise information that is likely to make you think.

the amount of study and preparation that went into the actual book.

Great book on the evidence against the theory of evolution and for I.D. very well prepared. the book is not just a load of Bible verse but an actuall intelligent repudiation of the theory of evolution. it is great for thise curios a out the short comings of evolution or those who take a apologetic stance. highly recommend for anyone with a curiosity in science.

Science itselft challenges evolutionary theory

Courses such as Genetics and Cellular Biology where what challenged my belief in evolution when I was getting my degree in Biology many years ago. To think that the intricate universe within a single cell could have happened by happenstance simply boggled my mind. I had personally discovered that it required far more faith to believe in the undirected processes of evolution than it did to believe in a Designer behind life.

This book is a phenomenal graduate level examination of the scientific research that makes the theory of Darwinian evolution a very flimsy one indeed. I genuinely believe that those who hold doggedly to evolutionary theory are either looking at the process from afar and only in outline, or they are so fearful of the possibility of a Desighner that their prejudice is blinding -- which seems quite evident from many of the reactions from the scientific community as recounted in this book.