KENNETH Miller takes intelligent design seriously. That way, he can seriously refute its claims. In Only a Theory, he gives a respectful and even sympathetic account of ID, then offers lucid explanations for why the theory doesn鈥檛 hold water. Readers put off by the anti-religious sentiments of evolution鈥檚 most outspoken defenders can take comfort in Miller鈥檚 benevolent prose. The book is strongest when Miller is debunking ID, and for this it鈥檚 a must-read, but it loses steam when he argues that our lives are instilled with value because the universe is somehow 鈥減rimed for human life鈥�.
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Only a Theory
Viking