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u/sinenox · 7 pointsr/DebateAnAtheist

There is a book called "The Counter Creationism Handbook". It was made by some scientists who were tired of hearing the same old arguments against evolution that had been debunked/disproven years ago. It will give a common argument made by YECs, then give a bunch of counter arguments that span direct evidence, simple reason, and even theology.

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u/AnteriorAllosaurus · 4 pointsr/Dinosaurs

AFAIK there is no dinosaur focused book that has been written to specifically counter creationist claims - it would be a worth endeavor. I would point to the Counter-Creationism Handbook. It's pretty thoroughly dismantles most creationist claims - including those related to paleontology.

u/thebooks · 2 pointsr/atheism
u/tolos · 2 pointsr/philosophy

I am not a biologist.

The Counter-Creationism Handbook might be something like what you're looking for, though it does branch into non-evolutionary topics. It is a compilation of questions/arguments from talk.origins (usenet) that are discussed for a paragraph or two with lots of sources cited. Check out the reviews on Amazon. Really recommend this one.

What Evolution Is was a good introduction to evolution. I've read several, and I feel that this was the best. He also talks in passing about what evolution is not. Standard kind of non-fiction book.

Evolution is supposedly the reference textbook of atheists. There is a newer edition out, or you can pick up this one for about $15 (USD).

u/tkltangent · 2 pointsr/atheism

You've just seen the Gish Gallop!

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_Gallop

It is a sign of laziness. It usually results from copying and pasting/paraphrasing.

I own this book (http://www.amazon.com/Counter-Creationism-Handbook-Mark-Isaak/dp/0520249267) and it makes refuting nonsense easy. None of the arguments made are new or original so referencing this book is always helpful; they will all be in there.

u/boar_amour · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Also available in book (and e-book I got it as an ebook a while back, but apparently it's not available anymore) from from the same author:

http://www.amazon.com/Counter-Creationism-Handbook-Mark-Isaak/dp/0520249267/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301585749&sr=8-1

If you like to have something to page through on a flight/coffee shop/grandma's house.

u/Lo8ot_42A · 2 pointsr/atheistparents

It’s Thursday (in the states), plan a hike to look at nature for Sunday morning. Go look at some rocks and plants, and just let it sink in.
Check this book out, it’s great!

u/flostre · 1 pointr/reddit.com

It really depends on their line of argument. If they are sceptical of convential science, it may help to point out how pratically everyone was a creationist in the beginning of the 19th century, until, little by little, the evidence convinced almost every one. E.g. a great part of modern geology was founded by creationists .

If you are really involved, you may find this book helpful: http://www.amazon.com/Counter-Creationism-Handbook-Mark-Isaak/dp/0520249267/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217250530&sr=8-1
It is the tree-ware version of this site http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html#CH on ww.talkorigins.org which was already pointed to before. It features both scientific and theological points. E.g. there are people who believe the world is flat "because the bible says so", so there cannot be such a thing as literalism, you always need interpretation. Also the bible mentions four-legged grasshoppers among other flaws http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CH/CH101.html.

u/Galevav · 1 pointr/atheism

How to teach intelligent design:
1 Teach evolution.
2 Declare that an invisible wizard did it.
This book might help a bit.

u/agnosgnosia · 1 pointr/DebateAChristian

I'd recommend you put Evolutionary Analysis and The Counter Creationism Handbook on your reading lists. You really should do that before you start trying to get into these debates at all.