The Naked Emperor

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Convinced of Darwinian evolution as a teenager, Dr Latham in later life examined the whole subject again and found it wanting in evidence. He candidly admits to picking up Richard Dawkins’ book River Out Of Eden wondering if he would be able to read it and still retain any doubts about Darwinism. The opposite happened. Dr Latham found Dawkins’ work wholly unconvincing and ended up writing a powerful critique of Dawkins in chapter 15 of this book. This fascinating book contains the following chapters:

• A Fine-Tuned Universe

• The First life on Earth

• An Explosion of Life

• The Fossil Record of Invertebrates

• The Fossil Record of Vertebrates

• Human Origins

• The Genetics of Darwinism

• Irreducible Complexity

• The Impotence of Natural Selection

• Human Nature and Darwinism

• Darwinian Myths

• The Puzzle of Homology

• Convergence

• Darwin and His Time

• The Watchmaker

• Conclusions

You will find this a stimulating and thought-provoking read. Dr Latham has written with the sceptic in mind and his book has attracted the following reviews:

“The indictment of Dawkins’ scientific scholarship is powerful, masterly and (I would say) unanswerable” – Paul Johnson, The Spectator

“For the past hundred years Darwinian evolution has sustained the edifice of western secular thought with its promise of a naturalistic explanation for the infinite variety and diversity of life. But for how much longer? Anthony Latham’s lucid account of the current scientific challenges to Darwinian orthodoxy promises a revolution for biology and a profound reassessment of man’s place in the cosmos” – James le Fanu, Columnist, The Daily Telegraph

"In the Naked Emperor, Dr. Anthony Latham showcases the powerful scientific argument that the universe and life were purposefully designed. His deconstruction of Richard Dawkins' reasoning is made even more compelling by the fairness and moderation of his critique" - Michael Behe, Prof. of Biochemistry, LeHigh University, USA (author or Darwin's Black Box)

Paperback, 257 pages