The Evolutionary Tales: Rhyme and Reason on Creation/Evolution

Third edition. Ten fictional experts swap commentaries, in rhymed iambic pentameter verse, on evolutionary theory and creationism. Eight scientists and a philosopher tell nine "tales"—lively verse essays in their fields of specialization—about evolutionary theory ("All have descended from a common source," / As Darwin summarized, "and in the course / Of that descent have all been modified") and the pseudoscientific nature of "creation science" and "intelligent design" (with a young-Earth creationist saying of evolution, "Darwin was the conduit / For this great lie, the devil made him do it"). The concluding Scholar's Tale then seeks to reconcile evolution and creation from a religious perspective. Comprehensive notes, bibliography, and index make this third edition of THE EVOLUTIONARY TALES a handy creation/evolution reference source as well as an informative entertainment.