Elliott Sober has a fascinating chapter (#2) on creationism, ID (intelligent design), but historical rather than in terms of today's developing positions. "To understand the history of an idea, we must avoid reading our present understanding back into the past. It is a mistake to assume that an ida we now regard as unacceptable was never part of genuine science in the first place." After what seems to be a very fair and scholarly treatment, Sober continues to discuss evolutionary mechanisms, units, and other issues.

My thought is that a student with a Creationist background or with Creationism convictions might do well to sort through Elliott Sober's historical treatment of creationist ideas in the history of science and move however s/he can move in developing her/his understanding. ( )