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This paper compares the theories behind speciation - intelligent design and evolution. The paper describes the theory of intelligent design and then examines the two major theories for evolution of organisms and speciation: phyletic gradualism and punctuated equilibrium. A critique of each theory is presented and landmark court cases related to the issue are discussed.

Table of Contents:
Critiquing Each Theory
Landmark Court Cases
Opinion

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"The best debunking of Paley's ideation comes from the noted science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Writing in one of the essays, in his collection titled "The Roving Mind," Asimov proposes a counter argument. He avers that most of us drive automobiles, but only few of have an understanding of the internal combustion engine and the complicated engineering systems that make a car go. But just because we don't know what makes a car run, does not mean that the car does not contain an engine. He criticizes would be creationists by adding that a creationist would believe that a team of horses under the hood is what makes the car run. (Asimov 1983)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Asimov, Isaac. The Roving Mind. Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1983.
• Behe, Michael J., and T. D. Singh. God, Intelligent Design & Fine-Tuning. Kolkata: Bhaktivedanta Institute, 2005.
• Brennan, S. Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, Et Al. V. Aguillard Et Al. 1987. UMKC. Available: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/edwards.html. April 19 2008.
• Coulter, Ann H. Godless : The Church of Liberalism. 1st ed. New York: Crown Forum, 2006.
• Dembski, William A. Intelligent Design : The Bridge between Science & Theology. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1999.

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