William A. Dembski, PhD, speaks worldwide on intelligent design and is frequently featured in newspaper articles and on radio and TV shows, among them ABC’s Nightline and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. A mathematician, philosopher, and research professor, Dembski has published widely and is the author/editor of more than a dozen books, including The Design Inference and No Free Lunch. He lives in Texas.
Sean McDowell (PhD) is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including A New Kind of Apologist. He is an associate professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, is an internationally recognized speaker, and blogs regularly at www.seanmcdowell.org.
"In my book Godless, I showed that Darwinism is the hoax of the
century and, consequently, the core of the religion of liberalism.
Like John the Baptist, Darwin foretold one of the key tenets of the
left’s worldview: that humans are accidental descendants of
earthworms, not the unique creations of an all–powerful God.
Liberals respond to critics of their religion like Cotton Mather to
Salem’s ‘witches.’ With this book, two more witches present
themselves for burning: Sean McDowell, whose gift is communicating
with young people, and Bill Dembski, often called the Isaac Newton
of intelligent design. I think Dembski is more like the Dick Butkus
of intelligent design. His record for tackling Darwiniacs is
unmatched. This book gives young people all the ammo they need to
take on Darwinism and understand the only viable scientific
alternative to Darwinism: intelligent design. Every high school
student in America needs a copy of Understanding Intelligent
Design.”
—Ann Coulter, author of Godless: The Church of Liberalism
"This book is long overdue! Finally, an understandable, engaging,
and well–written introduction to intelligent design. Understanding
Intelligent Design is the best book of its type.”
—J.P. Moreland, distinguished professor of philosophy, Biola
University, author of Kingdom Triangle
"Bill and Sean have written a superb book that I wish I had when I
was in high school—it would have spared me decades of believing in
Darwinism! This book presents a crystal–clear overview of the most
important and exciting development in science in our lifetime—the
growing recognition that life and the cosmos reveal clear
scientific evidence for design by a Mind.”
—Michael Egnor, professor and vice–chairman, department of
neurosurgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook, featured
in Ben Stein’s movie Expelled
"Written especially for young people, this is a lucid presentation
of the philosophical and scientific factors that contribute to the
debate about origins. It is a ‘must–read’ for Christian
teenagers!”
—Caroline Crocker, executive director, IDEA Center, featured in Ben
Stein’s movie Expelled
"Understanding Intelligent Design provides a magnificent
introductory explanation of the most significant intellectual
controversy of our time. I highly recommend it.”
—Phillip E. Johnson, author of Darwin on Trial
"’Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit
simpler.’ So runs a quote often attributed to Einstein. Using clear
and easily read prose, Dembski and McDowell do exactly this in
painting a powerful and wonderfully coherent case for intelligent
design.”
—Robert J. Marks II, distinguished professor of electrical and
computer engineering, Baylor University, featured in Ben Stein’s
movie Expelled
"Intelligent design is often rejected, but rarely understood,
especially by those who incessantly tell the rest of us to keep an
‘open mind.’ This is an age when sophisticated academics do not
flinch at requiring public school students to watch ‘sex education’
demonstrations that involve bananas and condoms. Yet these same
intellectuals insist that our children be shielded from any
literature that may cast doubts on materialism. This is why ID
advocates would face less resistance in our more cerebral venues if
someone somewhere would just label it as pornography. But, alas,
that has not happened. So, you’ll just have to discover by your
lonesome self what gets Richard Dawkins’ panties in a bunch. Start
by reading this book and learning something. If you wind up
disagreeing with portions of it or even the whole thing, that’s
okay, for many of us (me included) have issues with and questions
about ID as well. But some of us are far more suspicious of the
thought–police that want to protect you from this new
boogeyman.”
—Francis J. Beckwith, professor of philosophy and church–state
studies, Baylor University
"I once asked a juvenile felon why he chose a life of crime. His
response was chilling: ‘Joel, if this is all there is, why not?’
Understanding Intelligent Design takes a great first step toward
correcting such attitudes. Our schools indoctrinate young people
into thinking that they are nothing more than products of time plus
chance plus natural selection. ID, by contrast, shows that purpose
must be added to this equation. This automatically gives young
people a meaning to their existence, something to live for and
something to seek after. For anyone who is struggling to understand
our place in the cosmos or knows a young person who is, give them
Understanding Intelligent Design.”
—Joel Borofsky, worldview blogger
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