The Mythmaker's Magic

By: Delos B. Mckown

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Hardcover | 1 September 1993 | Edition Number 1

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This amusing, acerbic collection of essays examines every facet of the evolution/creationism controversy. Delos B. McKown exposes the ambiguous standing of "creation science" in public education, its roots in American fundamentalism, its incompatibility with scientific inquiry, and the clever rhetorical ploys "scientific creationists" use to cover their tracks.
Although the "scientific creationists" try to impose a pure myth upon our public schools in the guise of respectable science, theirs is a curious kind of reasoning having ominous consequences for any society hoping to ground its educational system on modern scientific knowledge and methodology and on open, free investigation of problems and issues.
McKown takes the "scientific creationists" world view seriously. In those instances where they would like to escape a literal reading of the Bible and slip into parable or allegory to avoid embarrassment, he makes them take their scriptures straight. Moreover, McKown puts them to rout with a perfectly biblical bit of theology that he calls "Three-World Creationism."
The Mythmaker's Magic puts "scientific creationism" into its proper historical perspective, shows what its legal and constitutional strengths are, and suggests what may be done to thwart, if not to destroy, its malignant influence in public education. For all those who want to actively combat the dangerous spread of "scientific creationism" in public education, this powerful book can serve as both a beacon and a guide.

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Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Science, Pseudoscience, and Soteriology	p. 21
Notes	p. 31
What the """"Scientific Creationists"""" Do Not Want You to Know and Hope You Are Too Foolish to Find Out	p. 35
Notes	p. 64
""""Scientific Creationism"""": Axioms and Exegesis	p. 67
Notes	p. 79
The Fiction That Saves	p. 81
Notes	p. 91
Of Pandas and People: a Logical Analysis	p. 93
Notes	p. 103
Science, Creationism, and the Constitution	p. 105
Notes	p. 113
""""Scientfic Creationism"""" and Sour Prongs of Lemon	p. 117
Notes	p. 130
""""Creation Science"""": Newspeak Before Its Time	p. 133
Notes	p. 139
How to Dose the """"Scientific Creationists"""" with Their Own Medicine	p. 141
Notes	p. 148
What Now? What Next?	p. 149
Notes	p. 164
Index	p. 169
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