The Human Question: What People Believe About Evolution, Human Origins, and the Beginning of Life

by Peoples, Hervey Cunningham

• ISBN13: 9780972233064
• ISBN10: 0972233067
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Red Lion Pr

Summary

The Human Question is a frank examination of all sides of the human origins debate. From Evolution to creation science and reincarnation to life on other planets, the book peels away the emotion from controversial topics to reveal the most common beliefs about human origins. Personal Interviews highlight each chapter and reveal why we often believe what ain't so.

Author Biography

Hervey Cunningham Peoples is a molecular geneticist and avocational anthropologist who has studied the question of human origins for over 25 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Million Dollar Question: Where Did We Come From?	p. 3
Knowing What Ain't So: The Psychology of (mis) Belief	p. 17
The E-Word: Emotional Messages of Evolution	p. 47
The Great Darwin Divide: Darwin's Theory of Evolution	p. 75
Ugly Little Facts: A New Look at an Old Theory	p. 105
Once Upon a Time: How and Where Did Life Begin?	p. 137
Three Steamer Trunks: The Search for Our Humanity	p. 163
Where East Meets West: Science Searches for the Soul	p. 189
Evolution in Fits and Starts: The Creationists	p. 215
Room for a Different View: The Moderates	p. 239
What Is the Answer?	p. 255
Belief Survey/Questionnaire	p. 265
Index	p. 281
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