Darwin's House of Cards

A Journalist's Odyssey Through the Darwin Debates

By: Tom Bethell

Narrated by: Matthew McAuliffe

In this provocative history of contemporary debates over evolution, veteran journalist Tom Bethell depicts Darwin's theory as a 19th-century idea past its prime, propped up by logical fallacies, bogus claims, and empirical evidence that is all but disintegrating under an onslaught of new scientific discoveries. Bethell presents a concise yet wide-ranging tour of the flash points of modern evolutionary theory, investigating controversies over common descent, natural selection, the fossil record, biogeography, information theory, evolutionary psychology, artificial intelligence, and the growing intelligent design movement.

Bethell's account is enriched by his own personal encounters with of some of our era's leading scientists and thinkers, including Harvard biologists Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin; British paleontologist Colin Patterson; and renowned philosopher of science Karl Popper.

©2019 Tom Bethell (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Indeed!

Very objective and well studied book. However, it is not a lite read and should be read at least twice.

Very well thought out and very well researched!

Very well thought out and very well researched! I really enjoyed this and will 100% be reading it again.

strong argument for those of us that still believe

This is a well researched book that presents arguments that seriously question evolution. i feel once you pull the rug out from Darwin, I feel Atheists become very nervous.

Veracity Good

Excellent work on a tough subject. Well researched and clearly cited material. I will read it again.

Great read! Science deniers on the left beware!

A well laid out argument that darwinian evolution is but another religion. The author goes into painstaking detail about the flaws of natural selection as the basis for all life. Intelligent design believers (like myself) are likely the only ones that will listen to, or read, this book. If truthseeking is what science is supposedly about, supporters of evolution should take note of the creationist side of the argument. But they likely won't... Because, after all, as true "believers" in darwinian evolution, an argument against their preferred religion (evolution) is too unnerving as it shifts the wind in the direction of their house of cards. I highly recommend this read!