Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1017449 in Books
• Published on: 1993-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 538 pages

Customer Reviews

Any message is symbols and signs of design.
Four stars, for some poor editing in the book, but the message is what is important.

The scientific explanation based on Naturalism for any message is that it reduces to its components. I.e., the symbols and signs on your screen right now reduce to pixels, memes and the biochemical state of the brain of the writer at the moment they wrote it.

ReMine does a good job laying out the evidence against this sort of Naturalism, from "natural selection" to message theory. Those who believe in Naturalism and scientism will hate the book and find reasons to quibble over technicalities as they typically do and then pretend that technicalities avoid the message. This is quite fitting with their philosophy, in the end. They have avoided the biotic message from the Mind of God, so they can certainly avoid the messages of lesser minds.

Those who do not believe in Naturalism or scientism will appreciate the writer's systematic thought and their pursuit of the truth in a systematic fashion. The Naturalist will reply that science is not the pursuit of the truth and can only be the pursuit of naturalistic explanation....because they are getting close to being true or somethin' by now.

It ought to be telling to anyone who seeks a rationale for rationality that they make such artificial arguments to avoid the biotic message.

Where Are The Critics?
This book deserves every one of it's five stars. This is by far the most comprehensive and best presented introduction to evolutionary theory that I have ever read. Yes, even those who support evolutionary theory would benefit from this volume.

This book is also far and away the best critique of evolutionary theory that I have ever read, and I have been reading on the topic for years now.

I will not go into specifics, but I will tell you that if you are interested in this subject at all, you need to get this book. Beware! The book is *not* for beginners. This book is by an author who knows what he is talking about and who gets into the details, but it is still well written and easy enough to follow for those with some background in the theory.

I'll close by stating that I have experienced many of the tactics which the author exposes in my own discussions with evolutionists. He is right on target, and I can't wait for the next volume by this author.

Thank you, Walter James ReMine!

Excellent writing, complete resource
The Biotic Message intrigued me from the beginning. It shows that "intelligent design" is a viable scientific theory, and credibly argues against evolution. Evolution has become such an ingrained dogma is our society, it behooves all of us to become better informed on the subject.