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“Signature of Controversy,” Stephen Meyer, et al. – Free eBook Download
Signature of Controversy is a new e-book that counter-argues to criticism of Stephen Meyer’s book Signature in the Cell.
It consists of various essays by David Berlinski, David Klinghoffer, Casey Luskin, Paul Nelson, Jay Richards, Richard Sternberg and Stephen Meyer.
Here is a paragraph from the intro:
Published in 2009, Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design is recognized as establishing one of the strongest pillars underlying the argument for intelligent design. To call the book fascinating and important is an understatement.
No less interesting in its way, however, was the critical response and it is with that this book is concerned. For the fact is that despite SITC being written about in print and online by numerous friends and foes of intelligent-design theory, few - if any - of the critics really grappled with the substance of Meyer's argument.
This is remarkable and telling. In this digital book which includes live links to the critics' own writings, defenders of SITC analyze the hostile response.
The Signature of Controversy e-book is freely downloadable at this link.
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rolex (not verified) — Wed, 06/16/2010 - 11:13pmI am hoping for a new organisation framed of the genuine things and following humanitarian things.breitling
This is why...
Mariano — Tue, 05/25/2010 - 8:13amAnon,
This is why such books are important: what is generally known as "Creationism" and what is generally known as "Intelligent Design" are not the same thing. Please stop mischaracterizing.
Kitzmiller Vs. Dover
Anonymous (not verified) — Wed, 05/26/2010 - 6:08amGo see the judge's ruling for Kitzmiller vs. Dover. Intelligent Design and creationism ARE the same thing.
Intelligent Design is Nonsense
Anonymous (not verified) — Sat, 05/15/2010 - 6:59pmCreationism is not science, it's religion. There's nothing scientific about intelligent design. It's pseudo-science. Does this book bring up Kitzmiller vs. Dover where Intelligent Design was roundly rejected as merely being a re-branding of creationism?
Not like this book matters, no actual scientist takes any of this seriously and there isn't any real grant money for intelligent design research (because there isn't anything to research).
You can't seem to accept that this theory has already been discredited as pseudo-science and will never make it into the classroom, but then again, after reading your website, I've come to the conclusion that you're a fucking idiot.
Hey Mr. True Free Thinker, have you ever considered that perhaps the Bible doesn't have all the answers? It's not like any great mathematical knowledge has ever been gleaned from its pages, nor does it postulate any laws of mechanics or chemistry. For the most part, it's just a story, and not even a very good one.
Would you have a problem with Newton if the Bible proposed laws of motion that disagreed with his (mathematically supported) findings? And if not, then why do you have a problem with evolution?
Your anti-Christian bias is
MrHeeHee (not verified) — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 12:16pmYour anti-Christian bias is loud and clear. You sound very sure of your self. How do you determine what, or who, to believe?
In the face of opposing evidence, the tendency of some scientists to maintain theories they have associated themselves with is well known, and the methods they use mirror the worst of human behaviors. That's why we still talk about evolution, and the big bang.
Evolution is an extinct theory, it is obvious among anyone who studies such things, such as (actual) scientists not dependent on politics for their livelihood.
In my view ID goes far beyond species differentiation. The nature of reality indicates that we benefit from precise control of variables necessary for life to exist. Cosmologists cannot accept that we are special, or occupy any special place in this universe so they invented a chalkboard multiverse so that's it's strictly chance that we are here, now.
But your boy Einstein said God doesn't roll dice, he was a scientist -
Please remember that everyday people like us once would argue that the Earth was flat, or that it was at the center of the Universe.
Your inability to think
Anonymous (not verified) — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 2:13pmYour inability to think outside of idiot superstition is loud and clear. I determine what I should or should not believe by careful analysis of the facts. In my experience, the side of the argument most capable of expressing itself mathematically is usually the correct side. Evolution and the big bang theory both have mathematical evidence on their side, Genesis does not.
That's not how actual science works. Scientific theories are modified in light of new evidence all the time. Clearly you aren't a scientist, and don't understand the theory of evolution or the big bang theory.
Evolution is not an extinct theory, or else it wouldn't be the dominant paradigm of thought within the study of biology. I have no vested political interest in the theory of evolution, apart from wanting this nation's youth to be taught actual science in science classes, not religion re-branded as such. To do otherwise will prevent America from being competitive in the sciences (and therefore technology) in the future.
This step beyond the origin of species is exactly what makes intelligent design non-falsifiable and hence, not science, but religion. It proposes a supernatural explanation, which isn't an explanation at all. Imagine if you replaced germ theory with the idea that some supernatural force decides who gets sick and who doesn't. How does that help us prevent or cure illness?
The nature of reality indicates no such thing, as if these variables were any different and life still existed, you'd claim that these new variables were necessary for life to exist. I'm curious as to what you think qualifies as a "variable necessary for life to exist", as I'm fairly confident I could list at least one organism that violates any necessary variables you list.
There is no evidence that humanity is in any way special, any more than an individual ant is special. Science works based on evidence, not simply what is convenient or reassuring to believe. If there was evidence we were in someway special, then scientists would incorporate this into scientific theories, but in light of the lack of evidence for this assertion, we remain cosmologically bland and distinctly not special.
Doesn't matter what Einstein said about god, as that's not scientific nor relevant to the issue at hand and your attempt to make this weak argument from authority shows how incapable you are of actually debating this logically.
No, nobody thought the Earth was flat, apart from complete idiots. The Greeks understood that the Earth was round, and had proved it mathematically well before the time of Jesus Christ.
The biggest group of people who claimed that the Earth was the center of the Universe much longer than the scientific community did was the Catholic church, and they made this claim for several hundred years after Galileo had proved otherwise.
It's obvious you don't really understand the theory of evolution and you're not a scientist, which makes me wonder why you think you know better. Insane hubris seems the most likely answer, but you might just be incredibly stupid too.
Ah, the personal attacks - am
MrHeeHee (not verified) — Tue, 05/25/2010 - 12:17pmAh, the personal attacks - am I supposed to feel denigrated?
*sniff*
Anyway, you really need to catch up - the modifications and adjustments necessary to keep these theories alive don't play well together, and virtually all of the new evidence does not fit. This is well known, not sure where you've been? Google is your friend (excepting your privacy) and a quick search will show you that real "scientists" have moved beyond these obsolete ideas.
You mention germ theory, you don't mention its predecessor spontaneous generation - now that's supernatural science at its best. I'm sure many scientists argued that it was absurd to think there was such a thing as a microbe. Suffice to say that evolution and the big bang are impossible, and have been proven so by scientist themselves. I'm going to guess that you believe in icy comets, biotic oil, anthropomorphic global warming and that red-shift is an accurate measure of distance. I'll let you do your own research, I'm not much for arguing. Just trying to help you out.
You have misunderstood my meaning of “variables”, I mean fundamental forces like the strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, the gravitational force and the electromagnetic force – if any of these if any of these were minutely stronger or weaker, life as we know would not exist, and there is no consensus on why the values are what they are – thus we must be special, or there must be infinite universes and ours is just this way (sounds like pure belief). I can't imagine life in a universe where protons are of infinite size – please give me your example organism for that condition.
You speak of the nature of reality as if you are knowledgeable, please head over to CERN and let them know, they're busy spending billions to find a particle that imparts mass to atoms, which scientists think reality is made of.
You claim to think for yourself, yet you parrot the mainstream, which is never up to date.You are correct that I do not understand evolution or the big bang, because they nonsense. Yet people defend them, for their own purposes.
“Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve” - Karl Popper
"Do you know what I'm really telling you, is it something that you can understand?" - Frank Zappa
You're a liar!
Anonymous (not verified) — Wed, 05/26/2010 - 6:25amNot only do you clearly not know how to research (try peer reviewed academic journals, not whatever happens to pop up on Google), but you're just a liar. A filthy, filthy liar.
The theory is alive and well, and most, if not all serious scientists, accept the theory of evolution as the best way to explain the variety of life on the planet. Lenski's 20 year e. coli experiment proved evolution beyond a reasonable doubt, and it would be hard to propose any alternative theory that labeled the results of such experiments as anything other than proof of evolution.
You ignored my question about germ theory entirely, and provided a bunch of irrelevant and unrelated straw men. This attempt to change the subject (and this repeated dodging of any question I raise) is a sign that you're incapable of debating this without attempting to use logical fallacies or other disingenuous debate tactics.
You don't understand what the word "variable" means. You're describing strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, gravity and electromagnetism, all of these exist on a continuum within this universe and life exists in areas of the planet that have a slightly stronger or weaker pull of gravity (like at the poles as compared to the equator). The infinite size proton comment is a non-sequitur, protons do not have an infinite size and what you're doing is called moving the goal posts.
Don't see what CERN has to do with this, but most of what you've said is just rambling gibberish anyways, so I guess these comments are to be expected.
You're not a scientist, you're not an intellectual, you're not even a learned man. You're just making shit up on the internet, about a topic you clearly know absolutely nothing about. You haven't answered any of the questions I've raised, even when I've answered yours.
Seeing as you seem to like quotes and think that they make a person right or not, I'll give you one from Isaac Asimov:
"Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds through all the centuries since the Bible was written. And it is these ignorant people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking among us, who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all; who would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us; who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. I personally resent it bitterly."
Well, I tried - Have a nice
MrHeeHee (not verified) — Wed, 05/26/2010 - 7:19amWell, I tried - Have a nice life !