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Title: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Review: As a creationist, I read as much of the evolutionary "material" as I have time - Gould, Dawkins, et al. The one problem with an author like Tim Berra, who attempts to critique creationism, is that you can tell by his arguments he doesn't have a clue about the scientific evidence for intelligent design and special creation. He spews venom in the preface of his book that costs him credibility before you get to the first chapter of the book. He speaks of "creationists (who) are determined to impose their views on others" and then proceeds to commit the same offense from the opposite perspective. After reading the book, I must say that if someone is going to argue the scientific case for evolution, they should avoid discarded case studies and theories such as the horse fossil sequence, "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" and the peppered moth among others. All in all, a good read and reinforcement of the creationist point of view in the same category as "The Blind Watchmaker".
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