Did you know that camels have special valves in their nostrils that close down to tiny slits and prevent sand getting up their nose? That leatherback turtles navigate very precisely in the Pacific Ocean through magnetism? That bats use ultrasound ‘radar’ to home in on their flying food and avoid crashing into trees in the darkness?
None of these features could have occurred by evolution – they must have been designed. In his book Dr Stuart Burgess describes these and hundreds of further examples that evidence design in nature.
A steady flow of books with a creation theme has emanated from America in recent years, but only a handful from British authors. Dr Stuart Burgess is a British scientist who lectures in Engineering Design at Bristol University. He articulates a principle that became apparent to him while designing spacecraft systems – that evidence of design implies the intelligent mind of a designer.
Burgess’ central argument is that there is abundant evidence to show that life forms do not spring from incremental accidents but from a masterpiece of intelligent design. His thesis contrasts strongly with the propositions of evolutionists, who believe that long periods of time, coupled with an accumulation of small random changes, brought the natural world into existence.
Burgess demonstrates that the Great Designer’s work is readily observable by all. It should lead us to praise God and to marvel at divine order, pattern, beauty and diversity. Not only does the author give his readers the opportunity to refute the Theory of Evolution, but he encourages them to open their eyes and admire the marvellous handiwork of God.
This most readable and understandable book will be a useful tool in the hands of ordinary believers. Challenging, as it does, the godless suppositions and assumptions of many, a copy ought to be placed in every public, school and college library.
Perhaps local churches could catch the vision and donate copies to their local educational establishments. This would help redress the balance in our ‘evolution-crazed’ society!

David Kay
Evangelical Times
December 2000