Darwin's Enigma: Ebbing the Tide of Naturalism [Paperback]

Luther Sunderland (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0890512361 | ISBN-13: 978-0890512364 | Publication Date: August 1998 | Edition: Revised

In this book, the author maintains that the philosophy of Charles Darwin is built on carefully constructed lies, and that, in his opinion, there are more problems than solutions with the theory of natural selection.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Master Books; Revised edition (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890512361
• ISBN-13: 978-0890512364
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evolution-a Theory near collapse !, May 10, 2006

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M. Delauro (Bradford County) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Darwin's Enigma: Ebbing the Tide of Naturalism (Paperback)

This well documented book strikes directly at the base of the evolutionists' perpetuating myth concerning how life came about on Earth. 'Darwin's Enigma' was one of the first books to point out the many problems with the THEORY of evolution.

Frankly, some of what you will learn in this book will anger you. Not only were you taught lies in school --- the same lies are being taught today!

Fraught with ridiculousness such as "hopeful monsters" and "mutations" that somehow defy the odds of design, the "science" of evolution is handily called to task by Mr. Sunderland.

Ignore the whining complaints of the evolutionist groupies on this page. Instead-- read this book with an open mind. This is real science, not predetermined dogma.

Other books you may want to consider:
Tornado in a Junkyard: The Relentless Myth of Darwinism -- by James Perloff (a very good read!)
and
The Hidden History of the Human Race -- by Michael A. Cremo, Richard L. Thompson

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Helpful Book on the Matter of Origins, January 30, 2011

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G. M. Casey "gcasem" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Darwin's Enigma: Ebbing the Tide of Naturalism (Paperback)

This book arose out of Mr. Sunderland, an engineer, being hired by the New York State Board of Regents to update their science curriculum. A major concern of Mr. Sunderland was to revise what the textbooks were reporting on evolution especially as a number of them were carrying information that was either out of date or inaccurate or just not true.

This is a very readable and useful book. Sunderland interviews leading curators of some of the world's foremost museums of natural history such as Colin Patterson, David Raup, Niles Eldridge, and David Pilbeam. What the book reveals as Sunderland interviews each of these curators is that the evidence for evolution is not so substantial as we are given to believe in our school textbooks and by popular writers on the subject.

The value of these interviews lies in the fact that these museums house the many fossils upon which pronouncements are made regarding evolution. It is interesting that the very keepers of these vast fossil collections are not so sure that they substantiate the dogmatic claims that we so often are treated to. An example of what I am saying is that Colin Patterson of the British Museum of Natural History said in his interview that he is not so sure about Archaeopteryx being a transitional form between reptiles and birds. He says, "Is Archaeopteryx the ancestor of all birds? Perhaps yes, perhaps no. There is no way of answering the question." The book later reports that on a BBC program he said that Archaeopteryx is rather a poor example of a transitional fossil. This is not what we have usually heard in official pronouncements from the evolutionary community over the years.

On the matter of Archaeopteryx, Sunderland reports that another find was made by a paleontologist in Colorado in Jurassic rock of a modern bird that was 60 million years older (by evolutionary dating) than Archaeopteryx. This find prompted John Ostrom, who had heavily promoted archaeopterxy to change his story and to say that we now had to look in rock much older than archaeopteryx for the ancestors of birds. I know our textbook says that Archaeopteryx predated modern birds by 12 million years. Well this find flatly contradicts that statement.

Another example comes from an interview with Dr. David Pilbeam another curator who is famous for his discovery of Ramapithecus, one of the early ape-man finds. To quote the book: He said that many of the statements made in the field of human origins had "very little to do with the real data and a great deal to do with unstated assumptions."

I have encouraged my students to research the book to see for themselves that what they have been told time and again on science documentaries and publications, and even in their biology textbook, is not backed up by those who are very familiar with the actual evidence.

I encourage science teachers to use this as a resource in the classroom whenever they are doing a unit on evolution. It will challenge the students to think. But also anybody who is interested in being informed in the matter of origins will find this a valuable addition to their library.

9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very readable expose of the "trade secret" of paleontology, April 30, 1999

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This review is from: Darwin's Enigma: Ebbing the Tide of Naturalism (Paperback)

Most people assume fossils somehow prove the grand story of evolution. Would you believe Darwin believed the fossil record was his biggest problem? Sunderland interviewed five of the world's leading paleontologists, and the results of his interviews form the basis for this book. While evolutionary paleontologists assure the public that the fossil record shows evolution, behind the scenes they admit the evidence does not support molecules-to-man evolution at all. The lack of true transition forms (showing new features in development, as distinct from fully formed) is what Stephen J. Gould called the "trade secret of paleontology." This book shows just how discomforting a secret it is.