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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: LEARNING FROM THE PAST. CHAPTER 2: HOW WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW.
PART TWO: COSMOLOGY.
CHAPTER 3: EXPLANATIONS OF THE COSMOS.
CHAPTER 4: CREATION MYTHS.
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CHAPTER 5: CURRENT UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE UNIVERSE.
CHAPTER 6: ESCHATOLOGY.
PART THREE: EVOLUTION.
CHAPTER 7: DARWIN CHANGES EVERYTHING.
CHAPTER 8: SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS OF THE ORIGINS OF LIFE.
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CHAPTER 9: EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION.
CHAPTER 10: EVOLUTION AND DESIGN.
CHAPTER 11: HUMAN EVOLUTION.
PART FOUR: ETHICS IN A SCIENTIFIC AGE.
CHAPTER 12: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN.
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CHAPTER 13: GENDER ISSUES.
CHAPTER 14: THE PROMISE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.
CHAPTER 15: THE MEDICINE OF TOMORROW.
CHAPTER 16: STEWARDSHIP AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
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CHAPTER 17: COMMON THREADS AND ULTIMATE TRUTHS
