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DescriptionFlock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design and the Easter Bunny - Barrett Brown, Jon P. Alston  Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE In Yahweh We Trust 11 CHAPTER Two A Brief History of Nonsense 29 CHAPTER THREE Dinosaurs & Exclamation Marks 53 CHAPTER FOUR On Logos & Lesbianism 77 CHAPTER FIVE Constantine vs. The Enlightenment 105 CHAPTER SIX So You've Decided to Take a Stand for Science! 139 "Flock of Dodos pulls no punches, and makes no attempt to win friends and influence fundamentalists. It is not for the religiously sensitive, but for those who have been exposed to the creationist nonsense and want to see it get the lambasting it deserves." —Donald R. Prothero, eSkeptic What is creationism? Is it science, theology, both, neither? Who's behind it? And why should you give a damn in the first place? Ex-National Lampooner Barrett Brown and Professor of Sociology Jon P. Alston, Ph.D, answer these questions, and perhaps one of two more, in a superbly unorthodox, serenely offensive and splendidly hilarious look at the forces behind the most talked-about pseudo-theory in modern history. From the Publisher "Flock of Dodos is in the great tradition of debunkers with a sense of humor, from Thomas Paine to Mark Twain." -- Alan Dershowitz "Jesus Christ and lesbian monkeys in the same book. Brilliant. `Smart' and `funny' in the same book. Genius." -- Cenk Uyger, The Young Turks, Air America Radio "Simultaneously smart, insightful, and hilarious! Even though refuting creationism is like shooting tiny Noah's Arks in a barrel, Brown and Alston dissect the movement with a wholly unique wit and perspective. The best book I've read in years." -- Bob Cesca, The Huffington Post, Founder, Camp Chaos Entertainment "Here's the problem with America's born-again wackos: only a gifted comic is capable of describing them, but no one with a sense of humor can stomach being around them. That's why there are so few books like Flock of Dodos. With their painstaking attention to historical detail and amusingly violent writing style, Brown and Alston have given the religious right exactly the righteous, merciless fragging it deserves. I wish I could tie James Dobson down and make him eat every page." -- Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Magazine, author of Spanking the Donkey About the Author Jon P. Alston is Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. He is the author of seven other books and more than seventy articles and anthology contributions. Barrett Brown has written for several national magazines including National Lampoon, Cracked, Jest, Wired, Playboy and for nerve.com. File size: 2.21 MB Format: epub/mobi/pdf Hardcover: 176 pages Publisher: Sterling & Ross, Cambridge House Press; First edition (April 1st 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0978721306 ISBN-13: 978-0978721305 http://www.amazon.com/Flock-Dodos-Behind-Creationism-Intelligent/dp/0978721306/ref=pd_cp_mov_0 Sharing Widget |