Abstract
The author is an established astrophysicist who also has a doctorate in philosophy. He is a firm believer in evolution if it is understood as the thesis of descent with modification. In this book, he assumes the entire story of chemical and biological evolution as commonly told by the orthodox evolutionists. However, he is one of the growing number of scientists who speak out against neo-Darwinism. His major complaint is that the "Darwinists and neo-Darwinists have never been able to use hard mathematical calculations based on probability theory to uphold the assertion that chance could realistically be the creative agent" (p. 61). He The Creating Consciousness:thinks that calculations (e.g., those offered by Robert Shapiro and Fred Hoyle) show that it is quite absurd to believe that an innumerable number of ingenious biological designs on earth can be created merely by chance and natural selection. He also strengthens his case by recounting the history of evolution and notes every now and then that the time available for the evolution of many biological structures is simply not enough.