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Paul identified the downward spiral in Romans chapter one as one where men deified dumb nature, imbuing it with powers and spiritual significance that can never be justified. The Christian, aware of this pitfall, and armed with the best arguments and evidence on both sides of the issue, can systematically compare and evaluate evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory. For the philosophical naturalist, "nature is all there is." Thus, the question of origins leads quickly to a guaranteed result: Darwin wins, in a lopsided shutout.

Thomas Woodward is author of Doubts about Darwin: A History of Intelligent Design (Baker), a 2004 Christianity TodayBook Award winner.

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Woodward is also a professor at Trinity College of Florida and Chief Executive Officer of the C.S. Lewis Society.

National Geographic's website for its "Was Darwin Wrong" article includes an excerpt, but not the entire article.

The press release is available though.

More Christianity Today articles on ID from our Science & Health page includes:

Unintelligent Debate | It's time to cool the rhetoric in the Intelligent Design dispute. (Sept. 03, 2004)

The Dick Staub Interview: William Dembski's Revolution | The author of Intelligent Design set out to answer the toughest questions about the movement he helped promote. (March 30, 2004)

'A Nuclear Bomb' For Evolution? | Critics of Darwinism say skull's discovery isn't all it's cracked up to be. (Aug. 14, 2002)

Design Interference | William Dembski fired from Baylor's Intelligent Design center. (Nov. 28, 2000)

Your Darwin Is Too Large | Evolution's significance for theology has been greatly exaggerated. (May 25, 2000)

More Intelligent Design discussion is available at Books & Culture's Science Pages.

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