"This collection of selected writings by 15 scientists and scientific authors details various types of hard evidence refuting the claims of creationism against evolution. The authors argue that the empirical data supporting evolution are irrefutable and are not questioned by reputable scientists." - Library Journal
"As with any collection, the quality of the papers varies. They are least effective when an author drifts toward the 'old fashioned' reaction of smugly dismissing creationists. For example, George Abell's paper on the age of the earth and the universe is less satisfying than Stephen Brush's discussion and careful refutation of creationist arguments for a young earth. The most interesting papers deal with issues in which creationists have built up arguments on incorrect or poorly done science. . . . The papers on recent aspects of interpretation of paleontology in evolutionary study by David Raup, Godfrey, and C. Loring Brace are also unusually interesting." - Science
"Mrs. Godfrey's is one of several essays that analyze the creationist argument while presenting sufficient background for the non-scientist reader. Unfortunately, some of the other essays become too technical. . . . And too many contributors make sweeping pronouncements about religion versus science, construed in the 19th-century sense of dogmatic belief versus positivistic skepticism. The reader who seeks an understanding of the motives and circumstances of fundamentalist parents who dislike the way their children are being educated will not find it here. The book contains little about the recent social history of anti evolutionism, focusing instead on the ways in which its ideas are a throwback to earlier attacks on science, such as the flat-earth movement. As a reasoned response to the scientific pretensions of the anti evolutionists, 'Scientists Confront Creationism' lives up to its title." - The New York Times Book Review
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