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E. Norbert Smith, "Review: By Design or by Chance? by freelance writer Denyse O'Leary" (2005)
By Design or by Chance? by freelance writer Denyse O'Leary
> <strong>Review by E. Norbert Smith, Ph.D. Zoology
> <br> Let me share some thoughts about this excellent book by Canadian journalist Denyse O'Leary. I must confess I was a bit skeptical at first reading a book about science written by a journalist. My fears were unfounded. Indeed her journalistic skills made the book hard to put down. I am more accustomed to esoteric scientific ramblings requiring a large measure of self-discipline to finish. Perhaps her lack of science background motivated her to present a broader view well steeped in history. From the outset she gave abundant evidence of intelligent design, not only from biology, but also from physics mathematics and chemistry. She traced the history of these ideas in a way I had not previously seen.
> <br> Two arguments she presented seem especially convincing to me, even though I had heard them earlier. Perhaps the strongest argument for intelligent design is from a branch of mathematics dealing with complex information. Now that we have a more complete understanding of biological DNA it is inescapably seen as a complex language...a written language that demands an Author. I have long seen this as strong evidence for a Creator-God. She does not, and only sees it as evidence
> of intelligent design and feels future research will sort it out and perhaps provide more meaning.<br>
> The second argument for intelligent design are the many structures seen at the cellular level that are "irreducibly complex" such as the flagellum found in many bacteria that must be fully complete to be function. Such structures could NOT develop over time in small steps. In fact O'Leary makes a good case that if science had known more about the complexities of living cells in Darwin's time the naturalistic evolution would not have been widely accepted.<br>
> For me the strongest part of the book was the way she presented modern evolution as more than dogma, but as a religion accepted by faith. I have long seen it as such. She also feels teaching such dogma as fact in our government schools not only numbs minds, but constitutes teaching a government religion. I strongly agree.<br>
> She does NOT accept the first 6 chapters of Genesis as literal and is quite honest about this. As a Christian, I feel much of our faith rests on this part of the Bible, but admit there are scientific problems regarding a young earth.<br>
> On a related matter she seemed to have no answer for the obvious pain and suffering in out fallen world today. This issue is clearly addressed in the Bible and demands acceptance of the original sin and fall of man found in Genesis 3. Part of the punishment was death and a curse on all of Creation: To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." (Gen 3:17-19, NIV)<br>
> This is confirmed again in the New Testament: We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. (Rom 8:22, NIV) This curse will only be removed with the establishment of "A new heaven and a new earth" described by John in Revelations 21. At that time I expect to see things as they were in the Original sin-free Creation as described by Isaiah: The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. (Isa 11:6-9, NIV)<br> <br/> This is an excellent book and I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in the ongoing evolution-intelligent design debate. Lets be informed about the issues.
> <strong>Review by E. Norbert Smith, Ph.D. Zoology
> <br> Let me share some thoughts about this excellent book by Canadian journalist Denyse O'Leary. I must confess I was a bit skeptical at first reading a book about science written by a journalist. My fears were unfounded. Indeed her journalistic skills made the book hard to put down. I am more accustomed to esoteric scientific ramblings requiring a large measure of self-discipline to finish. Perhaps her lack of science background motivated her to present a broader view well steeped in history. From the outset she gave abundant evidence of intelligent design, not only from biology, but also from physics mathematics and chemistry. She traced the history of these ideas in a way I had not previously seen.
> <br> Two arguments she presented seem especially convincing to me, even though I had heard them earlier. Perhaps the strongest argument for intelligent design is from a branch of mathematics dealing with complex information. Now that we have a more complete understanding of biological DNA it is inescapably seen as a complex language...a written language that demands an Author. I have long seen this as strong evidence for a Creator-God. She does not, and only sees it as evidence
> of intelligent design and feels future research will sort it out and perhaps provide more meaning.<br>
> The second argument for intelligent design are the many structures seen at the cellular level that are "irreducibly complex" such as the flagellum found in many bacteria that must be fully complete to be function. Such structures could NOT develop over time in small steps. In fact O'Leary makes a good case that if science had known more about the complexities of living cells in Darwin's time the naturalistic evolution would not have been widely accepted.<br>
> For me the strongest part of the book was the way she presented modern evolution as more than dogma, but as a religion accepted by faith. I have long seen it as such. She also feels teaching such dogma as fact in our government schools not only numbs minds, but constitutes teaching a government religion. I strongly agree.<br>
> She does NOT accept the first 6 chapters of Genesis as literal and is quite honest about this. As a Christian, I feel much of our faith rests on this part of the Bible, but admit there are scientific problems regarding a young earth.<br>
> On a related matter she seemed to have no answer for the obvious pain and suffering in out fallen world today. This issue is clearly addressed in the Bible and demands acceptance of the original sin and fall of man found in Genesis 3. Part of the punishment was death and a curse on all of Creation: To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." (Gen 3:17-19, NIV)<br>
> This is confirmed again in the New Testament: We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. (Rom 8:22, NIV) This curse will only be removed with the establishment of "A new heaven and a new earth" described by John in Revelations 21. At that time I expect to see things as they were in the Original sin-free Creation as described by Isaiah: The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. (Isa 11:6-9, NIV)<br> <br/> This is an excellent book and I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in the ongoing evolution-intelligent design debate. Lets be informed about the issues.
