That Their Words May Be Used Against Them

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 500 pages
• Published by: Master Books December 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0890512280
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0890512289
• Book Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 3.2 pounds

Reader Reviews
You clowns who keep crying 'quote-mining, quote-mining' should really get ahold of yourselves; you look foolish. This book is simply a collection of observations (or, horror of horrors, QUOTES!!!) that have appeared in the professional literature concerning the various fields of evolutionary study. Morris makes no pretense of trying to pass off the many sincere evolutionists he quotes as doubting the theory; they don't. He simply points out what the popular press and the scientific establishment would rather you not know: that there are profound areas of fundamental disagreement within the scientific establishment (i.e. among materialist-minded scientists) on the subject of evolution. Sure, some of these figures are 'outcasts' in the scientific community (e.g. Halton Arp), and some are/were not (Sir Fred Hoyle). This, unfortunately for the hand-wringing clowns here, has no bearing on their qualifications. Instead, it has everything to do with their being independent, refusing to toe the party line, and following the evidence where ever it may lead. Atheist astronomer Halton Arp (quoted in the book) was unjustly hounded out of his job and ended up moving to Germany to breathe the air of academic freedom. Why? He dared to point out observational evidence that contradicted the popular `Big Bang' theory of the universe. And he refused to shut up about it (his books are fascinating). Sir Fred Hoyle (also quoted in the book), who never really was an `outcast', was also a devout atheist. Despite this, he had the intellectual honesty to point out that the theory of evolution is ridiculous and unsupported by science. He was also a leading opponent of the `Big Bang'. Both of these men (and many more in the book) have/had the courage to ask honest questions about current scientific orthodoxy. Many of their questions and challenges have yet to be answered. Recently, Dr. Richard Sternberg (not quoted in the book) of the Smithsonian Institute was smeared and lied about (thanks, in part, to the NCSE), and pressured to leave his post because he allowed the publishing of a paper (on Intelligent Design) that questioned the validity of evolutionary theory. The paper passed proper peer-review and everything; no matter, the heretic must be burned! Simply put, these people will not tolerate freedom of thought or dissent from the faith IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE (as opposed to a professional forum - and many times, not even there). And they certainly don't want the common-folk reading these heretical ideas, no matter how well-grounded in observation they happen to be. While the scientific establishment and the press always present a united front to the public, this is mere illusion. Evolutionary theory and thought are far from monolithic. This is an `open secret'; many (not all) of these differences are on full display in the professional literature. One of the few things ALL of them have in common is a deep faith that, in the words of Carl Sagan, `The cosmos is all there is, ever was, or ever will be' (i.e. there is no God). If this is so, something like evolution MUST be true. Many evolutionists are so averse to discussion of observations and facts that they fight like hell to prevent the problems with the theory from even being discussed in public schools. This is despite the fact that such discussion takes place in the professional literature. Eugenie Scott of the NCSE has even said that to do so would only sow doubt and confusion about evolution in the minds of students. We can't have that, now can we? But alas, I forget myself. Surely such doubts arising in a students mind are an unconstitutional violation of the 'separation of church and state'! As Morris says in the forward, the more he studied evolutionary literature, the more he became convinced that evolution is about faith, not evidence. That faith is on full display in these pages. This book is valuable for the 'peek behind the curtain' it provides. It also exposes the many, and there are many, areas of critical weakness in evolutionary theory. This is a useful chronicle of honest questions and frank admissions about, even blunt criticisms of, evolution posed by evolutionists themselves. This makes it an excellent reference work. That's what all whining about 'quote mining' is about.