• The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design

  • By: Jonathan Wells Ph.D
  • Narrated by: Tom Weiner
  • Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (212 ratings)

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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design

By: Jonathan Wells Ph.D
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
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The latest and most bitterly contested battle in the culture war is the controversy over Darwin and intelligent design. But much of what you've heard about it is wrong. Jonathan Wells, a battle-hardened veteran with doctorates in biology and theology, sets the record straight.

In clear, non-technical language, he explains who is fighting whom, the root of the conflict, and the evidence for and against Darwinism and intelligent design. He also explains what is ultimately at stake for liberals and conservatives, Christians and non-Christians, educators, policymakers, and scientists.

©2006 Jonathan Wells (P)2006 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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I red a number of Richard Dawkins books, including "The God Delusion" and was looking for a reasonable, rational alternative viewpoint.
Unfortunately there is little to none in the content of this book.

Jonathan Wells does not make an objective analysis of pros and cons of Intelligent Design vs Darwinism, rather spends most of the time moaning about how ID is being discriminated in our times.



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Good Summary of the Issues

This book was very interesting and it summarized many of the pertinent issues. I have read many other books and articles on this topic, therefore, I am aware of the nuances concerning important points that the author did not have time to cover in detail. A reader new to the subject may miss these points. Before reading this book, I would recommend "The Edge of Evolution" By Micheal Behe.

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Awful narrarating

Wow.
This is the first audiobook I've ever just deleted without bothering to finish.
The narraration was so monotone and the content so dry, I would have rather stuck needles in my eye than continue.

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Truth will win out

Very good book. Hadn't heard of ID until a couple of years ago. The proponents of ID work slowly, given their lack of funding, but carefully.
They pretty much prove there is no way eyes , for example, could have just "evolved ". Mr. Wells uses Darwin's own written words to condemn Darwinism to the trash heap of failed theories .
I think the effort of the book is to help persuade the reader to investigate further . If one looks carefully at the arguments of Darwinists , which have a lot of circular reasoning inherent in them, then at the careful, logical reasoning of ID proponents, the choice of whom to accept as truthful is very clear.
ID proponents are very clear in their writings , that they are Not saying there is God behind life in the universe , rather that there is "something " that ordered the universe , and the life in it , rather intelligently.
Their argument is very simple. Darwinism says life progressed one step at a time , over billions of years. ID proponents show it cannot have happened that way. Therefore , Darwinism is all wet, and it's time to look for another, logical way life could have begun.
Further study of the subject is therefore called for, rather than just accepting the "consensus " of the Darwinists, whom, it is pointed out , are mostly Public Employees , afraid their Gravy Train of Public Funding of absurd "research" grants , as well as their lavish salaries , will dry up.
If you are the type that dares to question , you will want to investigate further. I enjoyed the book immensely.
One caveat: this was written in 2005. Time for an update . A new final chapter, perhaps ?

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Compelling information.

What made the experience of listening to The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design the most enjoyable?

The process by which the author cites fact, not theory to state his case.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

The contrast of Darwinism and ED.

Which scene was your favorite?

How the ACLU - after suing to admit evolution to school curriculum, sued to block ED.

If you could give The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design a new subtitle, what would it be?

ID vs Darwinism...theory vs theory!

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Solid Cases Against Evolution

This book basically explains why evolutionists give this book 1 star. Dr. Wells shows that the best scientific evidence, far from supporting Darwinism, actually supports intelligent design. The theory of evolution is fundamentally and fatally flawed even scandalously exaggerated and anyone wanting to have a serious debate is silenced, so says Dr. Wells.


Narration is adequate, information is very good and has plenty of citations to back it.

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More straw men than Iowa

This is pseudoscience from a discredited author, whose views on Evolution have been rejected by the scientific community. His self-proclaimed life mission is to use his PhD to "destroy Darwinism." That makes this book a work of activism, not science.

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The book is excellent and the reviews prove the authors point

First a statement of transparency:
1- I’m a Christian and believe that God created the heavens and the earth.
2- I’m an engineer and researcher who likes to know how things work and am always looking for the mechanisms and processes behind things.
3- For m, based on my 73 years (to date) of questioning and searching for understanding of how it all came about and looking at the vast and amazing amount of data accumulated by science, I’ve concluded that it is impossible, and I do mean impossible, for our amazing existence to have just happened. For me it have become obvious that there is purpose and plane behind our existence. Which means there is a design involved which can only exist if there is an intelligence driving the design.
4- This topic is politically incorrect for many and some of the reviews prove that very concept.

Now to why this book has value for me.
For some one who is questioning about Darwin’s theory’s and is open to discovering if there might be an alternative, this book can give a foundation for discovery far better than I can explain. It is filled with provocative questions and referenced data that can help an open minded individual decide one way or an other.

Do pay attention and look at the data, it is compelling, and a whole lot of fun to contemplate.

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The best so far

I've purchased a few audio books on Darwinism or Darwinian Evolution vs. Intelligent Design (ID). I have Richard Dawkins. This one is the best at presenting the case for ID. Dr. Jonathan Wells does an excellent job explaining the respective positions each side embraces. I highly recommend this audiobook.

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disappointing

cloaked creationism not true factual discourse Darwin has many issues but author is to busy pushing religion.

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