Origins: A skeptics guide to the creation of life on earth (Origins)

by xeno6696 , Omaha NE, Sunday, July 11, 2010, 23:33 @ David Turell

Amazingly, the university library didn't have this book; I had to track it down on amazon.

I'm puzzled as to why Shapiro's book is no longer in print. Dating from '86/'87, I also will have to state my concern that its arguments are also dated; we shall see.

I had to get a used copy when I read it. Arguments and observations are not dated.

C'mon David, saying that is like saying Aristotle's arguments and observations aren't dated. 24yrs is a VERY long time in science.

I've completed the prologue and the first chapter. As it stands, so far it's just a textbook review of science, taken with the mention of Kuhn's seminal work. So far--boring--but a refresher is never a bad thing. I could have skipped it but I always feel guilty doing that.

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As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.
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