Evolution?: The Fossils Still Say No! [Paperback]

Duane T. Gish (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Master Books; 3rd edition (June 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890510571
• ISBN-13: 978-0890510575
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,800,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good source, but not infallible., May 15, 2000

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This review is from: Evolution: The Challenge of the Fossil Record (Paperback)

Although the first half of the book is very useful, the section dealing with paleoanthropology is not very reliable. For example, Gish STILL believes that homo erectus was 100 percent ape, while it clearly cannot be. In fact, fellow creationist Marvin Lubenow in "Bones of Contention" believes homo erectus to be 100 percent human, which, I believe is a much more believable assessment, as the characterisitics of H.E. fall in the "increasing" range of modern humans. Despite a few errors such as these, however, I found the book to be rich in facts. While evolutionists do not agree on all things, I do not think it is fair to discredit this book and all the material it contains because the author is a creationist. Donald Johansen and Richard Leakey may disagree on the role that homo habilis may have played in human evolution, but that does not mean one of them is filled with "wicked" lies. Because Gish is a creationist, many have responded in this way. Furthermore, as I read the reviews people have written (on Amazon), I cannot help but question the grounds by which many make their claims against the book. I continuously see reviews that say Gish is a liar. It is one thing to make a claim like that, but it is another to actually document and show why this is so. One remark of the book I continue to hear over and over is the repeated claim that Gish believes and states that the precambrian rocks do not contain fossils. While this is true of his 1972 version of the book, this print is updated (1995), and this claim is no longer made. Furthermore, Gish even argues with very good reasoning, that the presence of precambrian fossils makes the scenario even worse for evolution. This is because it puts a damper on the idea of the transitional forms leading up to the cambrian having been too soft to fossilize. Even if the conditions were not good enough for a period of time, the gap is too big--roughly 3 or so billion years. Furthermore, the invertebrates of the ediacaran fauna suggest that soft-bodied organisms can indeed fossilize quite well. So then, the discovery of microorganisms in the precambrian actually add fuel to his arguments, as it creates a gap that will probably never be filled. Overall, Fossils Still Say NO! is a great source for those interested in the creation/evolution debate, but other sources should be used and researched along with it...I also tend to think Gish's tone throughout the book is very blunt and biased, but that doesn't necessarily mean his views are incorrect. If you read the book, do not read it from an "Evolution is true, PERIOD" standpoint,but rather be willing to acknowledge, based on the material provided, that supernatural creation is certainly a possibility.

35 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tells the Unavoidable Truth About Fossils and Evolution, October 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Evolution: The Challenge of the Fossil Record (Paperback)

Ardent evolutionists may demean the author and work all they want, but the facts presented by it just won't go away. Using quotes, in context, from evolutionists themselves, scientist Dr. Gish clearly shows how the fossil record is full of discontinuities. Molecules-to-man evolution, as ostensibly supported by fossils, is far from proven.

35 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, informative answer to evolution, November 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Evolution: The Challenge of the Fossil Record (Paperback)

The evolutionists reviewing this book are generally easy to spot. As a former evolutionist, I can tell you--the book is not as full of bull as most evolutionists will insist. A realization that the fossil record cannot account for creation invokes fear and hatred from those who hold that theory dear. This book does a fine job bringing that theory into question with consistent focus on the lack of evidence in the fossil record. As Gish aptly states, the fossils don't support the theory.