Evolution 2.0
Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design
Published on 1. September 2015
300 pages
978-1-940363-90-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the ongoing debate about evolution, science and faith face off. But the truth is both sides are right and wrong.
In one corner: Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jerry Coyne. They insist evolution happens by blind random accident. Their devout adherence to Neo-Darwinism omits the latest science, glossing over crucial questions and fascinating details.
In the other corner: Intelligent Design advocates like William Dembski, Stephen Meyer, and Michael Behe. Many defy scientific consensus, maintaining that evolution is a fraud and rejecting common ancestry outright.
There is a third way. Evolution 2.0 proves that, while evolution is not a hoax, neither is it random nor accidental. Changes are targeted, adaptive, and aware. You'll discover:
In one corner: Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jerry Coyne. They insist evolution happens by blind random accident. Their devout adherence to Neo-Darwinism omits the latest science, glossing over crucial questions and fascinating details.
In the other corner: Intelligent Design advocates like William Dembski, Stephen Meyer, and Michael Behe. Many defy scientific consensus, maintaining that evolution is a fraud and rejecting common ancestry outright.
There is a third way. Evolution 2.0 proves that, while evolution is not a hoax, neither is it random nor accidental. Changes are targeted, adaptive, and aware. You'll discover:
- How organisms re-engineer their genetic destiny in real time
- Amazing systems living things use to re-design themselves
- Every cell is armed with machinery for editing its own DNA
- The five amazing tools organisms use to alter their genetics
- 70 years of scientific discoveries?of which the public has heard virtually nothing!
Perry Marshall approached evolution with skepticism for religious reasons. As an engineer, he rejected the concept of organisms randomly evolving. But an epiphany?that DNA is code, much like data in our digital age?sparked a 10-year journey of in-depth research into more than 70 years of under-reported evolutionary science. This led to a new understanding of evolution?an evolution 2.0 that not only furthers technology and medicine, but fuels our sense of wonder at life itself.
This book will open your eyes and transform your thinking about evolution and God. You'll gain a deeper appreciation for our place in the universe. You'll see the world around you as you've never seen it before.
Evolution 2.0 pinpoints the central mystery of biology, offering a multimillion dollar technology prize at naturalcode.org to the first person who can solve it.
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Young Earth Creationist and His Curious Daughter
- The Road to Code
- Part I: Evolving My Religion
- Chapter 1: "Bro, I'm Losing My Religion"
- Chapter 2: Evolution: Truth or Fiction?
- Chapter 3: Confessions of a Science Geek
- Part II: The Neo-Darwinist Dilemma
- Chapter 4: Pity the Fruit Fly: Testing Randomness
- Chapter 5: Eureka! Information Theory!
- Chapter 6: Russian Dolls: How Information Stacks Up
- Chapter 7: Why the Genetic Code Is a Code, Not Merely Like a Code
- Chapter 8: Code First, Evolution Second
- Chapter 9: Let's Make Some Noise About Noise: Dispelling Random Mutations Once and for All
- Chapter 10: How Do We Fix Evolution?
- Part III: How Evolution Really Works
- Chapter 11: Blade #1: Transposition-The 70-Year-Old Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery Nobody Talks About
- Chapter 12: Blade #2: Horizontal Gene Transfer-The Generous Gene
- Chapter 13: How Smart Is a Cell, Really?
- Chapter 14: Blade #3: Epigenetics-How Parents Pass Learned Traits to Their Kids
- Chapter 15: Blade #4: Symbiogenesis-Evolution as Cooperation
- Chapter 16: Blade #5: Genome Duplication-Evolution at Lightning Speed
- Chapter 17: Why Is Neither Side Telling You the Whole Story?
- Part IV: Evolution 2.0 and the Language of Cells
- Chapter 18: Curious George and the Blog Spam Theory of Evolution
- Chapter 19: Fluent in "Cellese"-DNA Is a Language
- Chapter 20: Irreducible Complexity Made Simple
- Part V: Origin of Information: The Quest
- Chapter 21: Origin of Life: Can I Get a Straight Answer from Anybody?
- Chapter 22: Fistfight on the #1 Atheist Website in the World
- Chapter 23: Information: The Ten-Million-Dollar Question
- Part VI: Evolution 2.0 and Its Implications for Science
- Chapter 24: Beyond "God of the Gaps": A New Paradigm for Biology
- Chapter 25: Applied Evolution I: Which Teaches Us More? Darwinism Versus Evolution 2.0
- Chapter 26: Applied Evolution II: Technologies from Better Evolution Research
- Part VII: Evolution 2.0 and Its Implications for Faith
- Chapter 27: The Real Reason People Don't Believe Evolution, and Why That Can Finally Change
- Chapter 28: On the Shoulders of Giants: When Men of Science Were Also Men of Faith
- Chapter 29: Why So Much Pain and Suffering in the World?
- Conclusion
- Chapter 30: Brother Bryan Comes Around
- Chapter 31: "Why Should I Care and What Should I Do?"
- You've Reached the End of My Story. You Still Might Want to Read Further. Here's Why.
- Appendix 1: All About Randomness
- Appendix 2: Genesis 2.0
- Appendix 3: Recommended Books
- Appendix 4: The Origin of Information: How to Solve It and Win the Evolution 2.0 Prize
- Bibliography
- Image Credits and Permissions
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
