But it's a splendid title for the book which Miller actually wrote, which is not, of course a "defense of Evolution".
Quoted reviewers:
“The first half of the book is really an apologetic for evolution . ”
“Miller also shows that the complexity of the blood clotting mechanism, which Behe says is irreducibly complex, could be produced through successive stages. Miller also demonstrates that Behe's hypothesis that the original first 'Designed' cell had all its future complexity coded genetically but turned off was doomed to failure because of the accumulation of errors in unexpressed genes. Overall I would give a partial victory to Miller, but he does not manage to dismantle the challenge of irreducible complexity simply by giving examples of the generation of more complex systems from simple systems. “
“Miller's book debunks Behe and others as simply purveying bad science. It argues that merely because we haven't yet found clear evidence of an evolutionary mechanism at the cellular biochemical level doesn't mean we won't.”
“On a scientific level, he argues that the indeterminacy characteristic of the physical world, as established by the quantum theory, has been proven to also apply to biology at the molecular level through random genetic mutation which is unpredictable in principle. “
“It was... sort of. For the most part, this book just describes what evolution is, how it works, how we know it happens (and is happening), and why creationism, intelligent design and every other form of evolution denial is the most intellectully bankrupt, deceptive, pseudo-scientific enterprise out there. “
“First, Kenneth Miller, as an educator and celluar biologist, makes an excellent summary of the case for evolution. If someone does not understand that case or has never really seen all the evidence for evolutionary theory added all together, here it is, neatly summarized and clearly explained. “
Not a defense of Evolution ?