When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution nearly 150 years ago, he shattered the dominant belief of his day – that humans were the product of divine creation. Through his observations of nature, Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection. This caused uproar. After all, if the story of creation could be doubted, so too could the existence of the creator. Ever since its proposal, this cornerstone of biology has sustained wave after wave of attack. Now some scientists fear it is facing the most formidable challenge yet: a controversial new theory called intelligent design.
List of the articles: A scientist's view All Our Yesterdays An early flowering of genetics An eclipse, It's my kind of magic Article in The Daily Telegraph March 18, 2002 Article in The Guardian December 27, 2001 Burying the Vehicle Children must choose their own beliefs Close Encounters with the Truth Darwin and Darwinism Dolly and the cloth-heads Don't turn your back on science - An open letter from biologist Richard Dawkins to Prince Charles Edge Gaps in the Mind Greenpeace's action was vandalism and inhibited the need for scientific research Hall of Mirrors How do you wear your genes How we got a head start on our animal natures Human Chauvinism Human gullibility beyond belief Is Science a Religion IS SCIENCE KILLING THE SOUL Lament for Douglas Mike Godwin and Jaron Lanier debate a talk by Richard Dawkins No faith in the absurd No mercy on the violent river of life - An exchange between Michael Poole (Christian Students in Science) and Richard Dawkins Not in Our Genes, Biology, Ideology and Human Nature - Reviewed by Richard Dawkins Obituary for Michael Cullen, ethologist ONE SIDE CAN BE WRONG Postmodernism Disrobed Religion's Misguided Missiles Review by Richard Dawkins of Narrow Roads of Gene Land by W.D.Hamilton Review of Blueprints, Solving the Mystery of Evolution Review of Richard Milton - The Facts of Life, Shattering the myth of Darwinism Richard Dawkins - 2004 - reply - extended phenotype RICHARD DAWKINS ON W.D. HAMILTON (1936-2000) SCIENCE AND SENSIBILITY Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder Snake Oil and Holy Water Stop respecting religion The Alabama Insert - A Study in Ignorance and Dishonesty The Alternative Science Pages of Richard Milton reviewed by Robert Todd Carroll The evolutionary future of man - A biological view of progress The Improbability of God The Information Challenge The Joy of Living Dangerously The know-nothings, the know-alls, and the no-contests The noted Oxford scientist takes issue with the Chancellor on his view of Oxford 'elitism' The Real Romance in the Stars The Third Culture Thoughts on Cloning Humans Trial by Jury Viruses of the Mind We asked 10 leading figures for their thoughts on the events of September 11 What your genes reveal about you What’s Wrong with the Paranormal When Religion Steps on Science's Turf & The Emptiness of Theology Where do the real dangers of genetic engineering lie Where d'you get those peepers Whole Earth Review, Spring 1989 n62 p90 Why don’t animals have wheels Why I am a secular humanist Wonderful Life by Stephen J. Gould. Reviewed by Richard Dawkins
Extras: Darwinism defined the difference between fact and theory essay Stephen Jay Gould The claim that creationism is a science rests above all on the plausibility of the biblical flood The Wars Over Evolution - New York Review of Books - By Richard C. Lewontin To See or Not to See Evolution of Eye Degeneration in Mexican Blind Cavefish1 Views That Facts Can't Shake What Does It Mean To Be A Radical, Stephen Jay Gould, By Richard C Lewontin And Richard Levins