Understanding the Evolution of YES!

Understanding the Evolution of YES!
Author: Dr Allan C Somersall, Ph.D., M.D.
Publisher: Hushion House Publishing
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1999-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781579010225

This second volume by Dr. provocative Allan C. Somersall is yet practical, full of priceless quotes, interesting anecdotes, and insightful social observations. The best principles of psychological theory are incorporated into a framework of self-reliance, with the motivation to live decisively and productively while you remain controlled and relaxed. After all, life proves to be truly exhilarating to those who, in any arena, learn to say a resounding Yes! in the face of both challenge and opportunity. They are the ones who believe and commit to what they really want. They go for it with everything and they inevitably find gold. So can you!

Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes

Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes
Author: Denis Lamoureux
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310526450

Christians throughout history have believed that God reveals himself both through Scripture and nature. The metaphor of God’s Two Books is often used to represent these two divine revelations. The Book of God’s Words is the Bible. Scripture reveals inerrant spiritual truths. These include, the God of Christianity is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the creation is very good, and only humans are created in the Image of God (Gen. 1:1, 27, 31). The Book of God’s Works is the physical world. Nature declares God’s glory, eternal power, and divine nature (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 1:20). Through the gift of science, our Creator has blessed us with the ability to explore and understand the structure, operation, and origin of his creation. Together God’s Two Books offer us a complementary divine revelation of who created the world and how he created it. A majority of Americans view science and religion as being in conflict, according to the Pew Research Center. Christians and non-Christians alike share this view, yet if this perceived conflict misrepresents the relationship between modern science and Christian faith, then it is both unhelpful and unnecessary today. In Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes, theologian and scientist Denis O. Lamoureux reviews several options for embracing biblical Christianity and findings of science, including biological evolution. Holding to a high view of Scripture alongside an expert appreciation for scientific discovery, Lamoureux further outlines a way to understand passages referring to the natural world in the Bible and also demonstrates how modern science can point toward God. Lamoureux shares his own story along the way, recounting struggles many readers will relate to on his journey toward PhDs in both theology and biology and a fruitful relationship between the two. Topics in this book include: A biblical model of intelligent design in nature based on Psalm 19 and Romans 1. Examination of the ancient science in Scripture, such as a flat earth and 3-tier universe. Comparison of different Christian views on origins—young earth creation, progressive creation (old earth creation), and evolutionary creation. Criticisms of the atheistic interpretation of evolution held by Richard Dawkins and his belief that intelligent design is merely an illusion. Galileo’s peaceful relationship between Scripture and nature, including his view that “the intention of the Holy Spirit [in the Bible] is to teach us how one goes to heaven, and not how heaven goes.” Darwin’s religious beliefs and evidence of the impact that intelligent design had on him throughout his life, along with his claim, “It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent Theist [personal God] and an evolutionist.” Believers wanting to honor God’s Two Books—Scripture and Nature—faithfully and without conflict will find an excellent introduction in Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes.

Understanding Evolution

Understanding Evolution
Author: Kostas Kampourakis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107034914

Bringing together conceptual obstacles and core concepts of evolutionary theory, this book presents evolution as straightforward and intuitive.

Evolutionary Tales from Dr. YES!

Evolutionary Tales from Dr. YES!
Author: Allan C. Somersall
Publisher: Hushion House Publishing
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1998-10
Genre: Conduct of life
ISBN: 9781579010232

Dr. Yes! has a prescription you: for everyday, read one of the short stories included in this book and you will become more positive, more passionate, and more productive. Possible side effects include experiencing one or more of the following: humor, breakthrough, motivation, entertainment, imagination, crisis, inspiration, challenge, self-discovery, and an increased appetite for... Yes!

Your Evolution to YES!

Your Evolution to YES!
Author: Allan Somersall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781890412821

NO! & YES! Two polar extremes. Two potent concepts. Two pivotal choices. Two of the earliest words we learn in any language & in every age. Yet nothing could be more fundamental, nothing more definitive of the two patterns of life. Journey through this provocative book & discover a compelling series of LIFE LINES, designed to help you a get a grip on life & keep you moving along to consummate with abandon. Then you will discover the true life of YES! Part 2, UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTION OF YES! will inspire you to live with conviction & enthusiasm that exclamation of YES! Part 3, EVOLUTIONARY TALES FROM DR. YES! These stories are captivating & full of suspense. Each story will trigger your mind to ask original questions, tease your heart to rediscover innate passion & taunt your will to become more of the person you would like to be. Enjoy... The Lifestyle of YES! These books are prescribed by Dr. YES! just for you! To order: Call GOLDENeight Publishers, 1-800-501-8516, 2778 Hargrove Rd, Suite 206, Smyrna, GA 30080.

Pillars of Evolution

Pillars of Evolution
Author: Douglas W. Morris
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2011-07-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191626589

Pillars of Evolution provides a fresh and provocative perspective on adaptive evolution. Readers new to the study of evolution will find a refreshing new insight that establishes evolutionary biology as a rigorous and predictive science, whilst practicing biologists will discover a provocative book that challenges traditional approaches. The book begins by leading readers through the mechanics of heredity, reproduction, movement, survival, and development. With that framework in place, it then explores the numerous ways that traits emerge from the interactions between genetics, development, and the environment. The key message is that adaptive changes in traits (and their underlying allelic frequencies) evolve through the traits' functions and their connection with fitness. The complex mappings from genes-to-traits-to-fitness are characterized in the structure of evolution. A single "structure matrix" describes why individuals vary in the values of adaptive traits, their ability to perform the function of those traits, and in the fitness they accrue. Fitness depends on how organisms interact with and perceive their environment in time and space. These relationships are made explicit in spatial, temporal, and organizational scale that also sets the stage for the crucially important role that ecology always plays in evolution. The ecological hallmarks of density- and frequency-dependent interactions allow the authors to explore new and exciting insights into evolution's dynamics. The theories and principles are then brought together in a final synthesis on adaptation. The book's unique approach unites genetic, development, and environmental influences into a single comprehensive treatment of the eco-evolutionary process.

Evolution

Evolution
Author: Donald R. Prothero
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 891
Release: 2017-08-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0231543166

Donald R. Prothero’s Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book’s widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature and value of fossil evidence for evolution. Evolution tackles systematics and cladistics, rock dating, neo-Darwinism, and macroevolution. It includes extensive coverage of the primordial soup, invertebrate transitions, the development of the backbone, the reign of the dinosaurs, and the transformation from early hominid to modern human. The book also details the many alleged “missing links” in the fossil record, including some of the most recent discoveries that flesh out the fossil timeline and the evolutionary process. In this second edition, Prothero describes new transitional fossils from various periods, vividly depicting such bizarre creatures as the Odontochelys, or the “turtle on the half shell”; fossil snakes with legs; and the “Frogamander,” a new example of amphibian transition. Prothero’s discussion of intelligent design arguments includes more historical examples and careful examination of the “experiments” and observations that are exploited by creationists seeking to undermine sound science education. With new perspectives, Prothero reframes creationism as a case study in denialism and pseudoscience rather than a field with its own intellectual dynamism. The first edition was hailed as an exemplary exploration of the fossil evidence for evolution, and this second edition will be welcome in the libraries of scholars, teachers, and general readers who stand up for sound science in this post-truth era.