Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

A Compelling Case for Intelligent Design Based on Revolutionary Discoveries in Science

In Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer has written the first comprehensive DNA-based argument for intelligent design. As he tells the story of successive attempts to unravel a mystery that Charles Darwin did not address—how did life begin?—Meyer develops the case for this often-misunderstood theory using the same scientific method that Darwin himself pioneered. Offering a fresh perspective on one of the enduring mysteries of modern biology, Meyer convincingly reveals that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or "giving up on science," but instead on compelling, and mounting, scientific evidence.

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Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

A Compelling Case for Intelligent Design Based on Revolutionary Discoveries in Science

In Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer has written the first comprehensive DNA-based argument for intelligent design. As he tells the story of successive attempts to unravel a mystery that Charles Darwin did not address—how did life begin?—Meyer develops the case for this often-misunderstood theory using the same scientific method that Darwin himself pioneered. Offering a fresh perspective on one of the enduring mysteries of modern biology, Meyer convincingly reveals that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or "giving up on science," but instead on compelling, and mounting, scientific evidence.

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Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

by Stephen C. Meyer
Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

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A Compelling Case for Intelligent Design Based on Revolutionary Discoveries in Science

In Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer has written the first comprehensive DNA-based argument for intelligent design. As he tells the story of successive attempts to unravel a mystery that Charles Darwin did not address—how did life begin?—Meyer develops the case for this often-misunderstood theory using the same scientific method that Darwin himself pioneered. Offering a fresh perspective on one of the enduring mysteries of modern biology, Meyer convincingly reveals that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or "giving up on science," but instead on compelling, and mounting, scientific evidence.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780061472794
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 06/22/2010
Pages: 611
Sales rank: 33,411
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in the philosophy of science after working as an oil industry geophysicist. He now directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, Washington. He authored Signature in the Cell, a (London) Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year.

Table of Contents

Prologue 1

Ch. 1 DNA, Darwin, and the Appearance of Design 11

Ch. 2 The Evolution of a Mystery and Why It Matters 33

Ch. 3 The Double Helix 58

Ch. 4 Signature in the Cell 85

Ch. 5 The Molecular Labyrinth 112

Ch. 6 The Origin of Science and the Possibility of Design 136

Ch. 7 Of Clues to Causes 150

Ch. 8 Chance Elimination and Pattern Recognition 173

Ch. 9 Ends and Odds 194

Ch. 10 Beyond the Reach of Chance 215

Ch. 11 Self-Organization and Biochemical Predestination 229

Ch. 12 Thinking Outside the Bonds 253

Ch. 13 Chance and Necessity, or the Cat in the Hat Comes Back 271

Ch. 14 The RNA World 296

Ch. 15 The Best Explanation 324

Ch. 16 Another Road to Rome 349

Ch. 17 But Does It Explain? 373

Ch. 18 But Is It Science? 396

Ch. 19 Sauce for the Goose 416

Ch. 20 Why It Matters 439

Epilogue: A Living Science 453

Appendix A Some Predictions of Intelligent Design 481

Appendix B Multiverse Cosmology and the Origin of Life 499

Notes 509

Bibliography 563

Index 597

Acknowledgments 613

What People are Saying About This

Thomas Nagel

“A careful presentation of this fiendishly difficult problem.”

Philip S. Skell

“A decisive case based upon breathtaking and cutting-edge science.”

Scott Turner

“A fascinating exploration . . . Whether you believe intelligent design is true or false, Signature in the Cell is a must-read book.”

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