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Traipsing into evolution : intelligent design and the Kitzmiller v. Dover decision
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This book is is a legal critique of of the factual and legal flaws in Judge John E. Jones III's Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School Board (2005), a controversial district court decision about th...
This book is is a legal critique of of the factual and legal flaws in Judge John E. Jones III's Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School Board (2005), a controversial district court decision about the teaching of intelligent design in public schools. - Publisher.
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- by David K. DeWolf, John G. West, Casey Luskin and Jonathan Witt
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- English
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- Seattle, WA : Center for Science Culture, Discovery Institute, ©2006
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- 123 pages ; 23 cm
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- 0963865498, 9780963865496
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- ocm68572818
- "This book is a critique of Judge John E. Jones III's controversial decision in Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School Board" (M.D. Pa. Dec. 20, 2005)--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Intro: Judicial Courage or Judicial overreach -- Chapter I: Kitzmiller's partisan history of intelligent design; A. The ancient origins of the design debate; B. The modern revival of the design debate; C. The modern revival of the design debate in biology -- Chapter II. Kitzmiller's unpersuasive case against the scientific status of intelligent design; A. Judge Jones wrongly assumed the authority to decide what science is; B. Judge Jones conflated the question of whether something is scientific with the question of whether something is scientific with the question of which scientific theory is most popular; C. Judge Jones disqualified ID as science only by misrepresenting the facts -- Chapter III. A. One-sided (non-neutral) treatment of religious implications; B. One-sided (non-neutral) treatment of secondary effects; C. One sided (non-neutral) treatment of religious motives; D. An effect to dictate a particular theological view of evolution -- Chapter IV. Kitzmillers limited value as a precedent; A. Cases deal with the parties before them; B. An adverse judgement against a party requires an opportunity for them to be heard; C. The absence of parties to an appeal -- Conclusion: The need for academic freedom -- Appendix A: Whether ID is science: Michael Behe's response to Kitsmiller V. Dover -- Appendix B. Selected Peer-Reviewed and Peer editied publications supporting the theory of intelligent design (annotated) -- Appendix C. Brief of Amici Curiae biologists and other scientists in support of the defendants in Kitzmiller V. Dover area school district