Undeniable : how biology confirms our intuition that life is designed

Named A Best Book of the Year by World Magazine Throughout his distinguished and unconventional career, engineer-turned-molecular-biologist Douglas Axe has been asking the questions that much of the scientific community would rather silence. Now, he presents his conclusions in this brave and pioneering book. Axe argues that the key to understanding our origin is the "design intuition"--the innate belief held by all humans that tasks we would need knowledge to accomplish can only be accomplished by someone who has that knowledge. For the ingenious task of inventing life, this knower can only be God. Starting with the hallowed halls of academic science, Axe dismantles the widespread belief that Darwin's theory of evolution is indisputably true, showing instead that a gaping hole has been at its center from the beginning. He then explains in plain English the science that proves our design intuition scientifically valid. Lastly, he uses everyday experience to empower ordinary people to defend their design intuition, giving them the confidence and courage to explain why it has to be true and the vision to imagine what biology will become when people stand up for this truth. Armed with that confidence, readers will affirm what once seemed obvious to all of us--that living creatures, from single-celled cyanobacteria to orca whales and human beings, are brilliantly conceived, utterly beyond the reach of accident. Our intuition was right all along. In this accessible, scientifically based book, the director of the Discovery Institute's Biologic Institute offers further proof that the long-accepted view of Darwin's theory of evolution has significant shortcomings, and offers valid evidence in support of the idea that life was created by design. The controversial debate over Darwinism and intelligent design continues to rage across the country, from the media to local school boards. Addressing ordinary readers rather than scientists, Undeniable deepens the discussion, revealing that careful science has overwhelmingly validated Intelligent Design. Douglas Axe argues that the intuitive belief many hold, that life was created by design and not natural selection, is scientifically valid, grounded in "common science"—the lifelong process of building and refining our understanding of the world through everyday experience. We all do science at this basic level, Axe contends, and this science justifies our... Axe Argues That The Key To Understanding Our Origin Is The Design Intuition: The Innate Belief Held By All Humans That Tasks We Would Need Knowledge To Accomplish Can Only Be Accomplished By Someone Who Has That Knowledge. For The Ingenious Task Of Inventing Life, This Knower Can Only Be God. He Explains In Plain English The Science That Proves Our Design Intuition Scientifically Valid, And Then Uses Everyday Experience To Empower Ordinary People To Defend Their Design Intuition. The Big Question -- The Conflict Within -- Science In The Real World -- Outside The Box -- A Dose Of Common Science -- Life Is Good -- Waiting For Wonders -- Lost In Space -- The Art Of Making Sense -- Coming Alive -- Seeing And Believing -- Last Throes -- First World -- The New School. Douglas Axe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.