Contents

Page Chapter

7 1 Life​—How Did It Start?

14 2 Disagreements About Evolution​—Why?

25 3 What Does Genesis Say?

38 4 Could Life Originate by Chance?

54 5 Letting the Fossil Record Speak

71 6 Huge Gulfs​—Can Evolution Bridge Them?

83 7 “Ape-Men”​—What Were They?

99 8 Mutations​—A Basis for Evolution?

115 9 Our Awesome Universe

129 10 Evidence From a Unique Planet

142 11 The Amazing Design of Living Things

152 12 Who Did It First?

160 13 Instinct​—Wisdom Programmed Before Birth

168 14 The Human Miracle

179 15 Why Do Many Accept Evolution?

188 16 Why Would God Permit Suffering?

199 17 Can You Trust the Bible?

216 18 The Bible​—Is It Really Inspired by God?

232 19 An Earthly Paradise Soon to Come

247 20 What Choice Will You Make?

252 References

255 Credits