How Science Works: Evolution [electronic resource] : A Student Primer /
Ellis, R. John.author.
Evolution is just a theory, isn’t it? What is a scientific theory anyway? Don’t scientists prove things? What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science? How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking? Why are most leading scientists atheists? Are science and religion compatible? Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one science? What is the evidence for evolution? Why does evolution occur? If you are interested in any of these questions and have some knowledge of biology, this book is for you.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Acknowledgements. Preface: The Importance of Science. Introduction: The Aim of This Book -- Part I: Two Ways of Explaining the World -- Part II: How Science Works -- Part III: Darwin`s Theory of Evolution -- Part IV: The Evidence for Evolution -- Part V: The Evolution of Eyes -- Concluding Remarks. Definitions. Suggestions for Discussion Topics.
Evolution is just a theory, isn’t it? What is a scientific theory anyway? Don’t scientists prove things? What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science? How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking? Why are most leading scientists atheists? Are science and religion compatible? Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one science? What is the evidence for evolution? Why does evolution occur? If you are interested in any of these questions and have some knowledge of biology, this book is for you.
Human genetics.
Evolutionary biology.
Medicine.
Animal genetics.
Popular works.
Human Genetics.
Evolutionary Biology.
Biomedicine, general.
Animal Genetics and Genomics.
Popular Science, general.