It would be good if you could get away from Dawkins as your primary defender of Darwinian evolution—there are just too many places where he presents a weak logic or ignores scientific observations/facts which do not align with his perspective. It would also be good if you’d read books from the opposing view—read them in detail, not just skim over. The book I just sent (Signature in the Cell) would be very informative, and here are some other possibilities which address the relationship between science and Christianity:
Stanley Jaki, The Origin of Science and the Science of Its Origin
Robert K. Merton, "Science in Seventeenth Century England," Osiris, 1938, pp. 360-632
Gary Parker, Creation: Facts of Life. Author is a former evolutionist.
No need to reject them by saying such things as “they’re boring”, “the authors are biased”, or “the authors don’t know what they’re talking about”. These sorts of rejections (which are logical fallacies) only tend to suggest that you either haven’t read the books, haven’t read them with the purpose of truly trying to understand them, or are depending on someone else’s opinion to guide your thinking rather than coming to your own conclusions.
I realize that you won’t have the time to read a lot of books. However, it would be better to read one or two of these books thoroughly enough to make intelligent comments, than to brush over them simply because you don’t like their perspective. And if you don’t study the opposition, how will you know that you have a rational argument for your own position?
Susan
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