Unintelligent Design by Robyn Williams

Providing a humorous argument against creationism, this witty book debunks popular theories of intelligent design while showing how science can explain nearly everything, including sinus pain, hedonism, hernias, and morality. This critique of conservatism is supported by concrete scientific evidence and uses clever syllogisms to ask Why make the earth, the solar system, our galaxy, and all the rest when the Garden of Eden was all that was wanted? and If man is made in God’s image, does God ever get a back ache? Contending that intelligent design is a political movement that limits intellectual freedom, this book will fuel the current debate among fundamentalists, scientists, politicians, and the rest. Amazon

About the Author

Robyn Williams is the author of numerous books, including Outpourings, Preconceived Notions, and Promise of Miracles. He is a science journalist and broadcaster with experience in radio and television.

Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun and light look at the evolution/ID debate. June 11, 2013
By Dennis C. Wilson
Robyn Williams (No, not that one) offers up what I would call a philosophical rather than a scientific objection to intelligent design. Peppering the book with
humorous anecdotes from his life and some witty jabs, Williams gives us a breezy, lighthearted account of his objections to the creationist mindset. This isn't a book for convincing someone about the validity of evolution, but it is a funny read that can serve as a break from the heavier books on evolution.

4.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for Robyn Williams October 4, 2007
By WDBonett
Thoroughly enjoyed this book by Robyn Williams, and despite being a fan of his
superb radio shows The Science Show and Ockham's Razor, I had never read him before now. It is much as you'd expect if you've ever listened to those shows, as he clearly and humorously decries the rise of ID. He doesn't attempt to make a book showing the mountain of evidence against ID, as he states many books do this such as the excellent An Ancestor's Tale. ID has clearly annoyed him, much as it has Richard Dawkins and the tens of thousands of other professional evolutionary biologists. He expresses this annoyance with wit and charm, and presents a good overview of the state of play in the argument between the science of evolution and the political maneuvering (as he sees it) of ID as it stands today. It isn't written to convince creationists, more to amuse and inform those who accept evolution's place alongside gravity, relativity, plate tectonics and thermodynamics in the Science Theories Hall of fame.

Product Details

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Allen & Unwin (April 1st 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1741149231
ISBN-13: 978-1741149234