From Genesis to Genetics From Genesis to Genetics The Case of Evolution and Creationism John A. Moore UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley LosAngeles London UniversityofCaliforniaPress BerkeleyandLosAngeles,California UniversityofCaliforniaPress,Ltd. London,England (cid:2)2002by TheRegentsoftheUniversityofCalifornia LibraryofCongressCataloguing-in-PublicationData Moore,JohnAlexander,1915– FromGenesistogenetics:thecaseofevolutionand creationism/JohnA.Moore. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferences(p.). ISBN0-520-22441-8(cloth:alk.paper) 1. Evolution(Biology) 2. Creationism. I. Title. QH367.M8132002 231.7'652—dc21 2001044419 ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Thepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimum requirementsofANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992(R1997)(Permanence ofPaper). For Susan Wallace Boehmer, whose warm personality, fine mind, and firm editorial hand have made a wonderful contribution to scholars and scholarship CONTENTS List of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv 1. When Worlds Collide 1 2. Creationaccording to Genesis 20 3. CreationistsMeet Mr. Darwin, 1859 54 4. Making the Case for Evolution 91 5. Twentieth-CenturyEvidence 116