It does not give a good reason for the long chain of fossil creatures that appear to lead up to humans. It does not specify WHERE or WHEN the Intelligence inserts information. It too easily writes off the fact that we share DAMAGED and USELESS viral pseudogenes with other primates by supposing they have a yet to be discovered function.

This is a book many of our society don’t want you to read, so by all means, pick up your copy today! There are few questions bigger than where did life come from? Following closely on the heels of that one is why should things work as they do--from the micro-biological level on up to the cosmological? In short, why do we find order instead of chaos? Intelligibility as opposed to gibberish? Is our existence and that of everything else we see around us the culmination of a random, blind, and purposeless process (cf. Richard Dawkins)?

Very plainly, lays out some issue with the Darwinian Evolutionary theory and the ramifications of the worldview associated with it. Along with, displaying the evidence that is backing the ID community. Such as fine-tuning, Irreducible Complexity. A good read for any young Christian that wants too avoid the Darwinian dogma.

"Understanding Intelligent Design: Everything You Need to Know in Plain Language" is a brief (sometimes too brief) review of the evidence for Intelligent Design (ID) written for general audiences. In this goal it succeeds marvelously. Easy to follow, well written and well documented, given the length limits of the book. Chapter 5, a response to arguments against ID, was especially helpful. The authors correctly point out that the claim ID is not science is irresponsible for many reasons.

As a high school teacher and a college professor, I'm grateful for the work of Dembski and McDowell as they have simplified Intelligent Design in a way that even my teen-age students will be able to understand. Publications like this are important if we want our children to `own their own faith' before they head into the skeptical college years.

It's an easy to understand book which defines the position of intelligent design. This concept is different than creationism. It uses a filter, and specified complexity which can be conducted in a lab to make it's conclusions. The book also refutes some basic arguments against ID, exposing the evolutionary bias, and makes a pretty good case of it's own. Even though I don't agree with everything in the ID realm, the book is worth reading even for those who oppose the idea.

This book is written as a quick introductory survey of issues involved in Intelligent Design movement and I think it accomplishes its goal. It is written primarily (it seems) for teenagers, but anyone interested in ID will benefit from reading this book.

It's easy to be a critic. You don't even have to buy the book. Just browse the TOC and spit out your rhetoric. You can go on for 10,000 words and make people think you actually held the book in your hand.

I bought it, I read it. I liked it. It was the easiest book I have found on Intelligent Design. I generally have a hard time reading Dembski. But this book was an easy read. And it addressed every aspect of ID that I have come across.