Reviewed by Konstantin Oleksishin, August 27, 2008 (Southern CA)

5 Stars

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.

The most memorable part, I personally liked is on pp. 108-109. It deals with Dawkins's highly praised evolutionary algorithm. When I first encountered Dawkins's example, I had similar thoughts: "Obviously, Dawkins cheated by specifying his target in advance. The computer program did not, without intelligence, produce specified complexity. The specified complexity was there all along, having been inserted by the programmer to achieve the program's goal. But Darwinian evolution is by definition blind, and therefore it cannot aim for any intended goal." [109]

Book covers key terms in ID: the explanatory filter, irreducible complexity, and specified complexity. Explains main misconceptions about ID and provides responses to most often heard criticisms.

This book was easy to read. It reads fast and worth reading for those interested in the topic.