Book of the Week: The Darwinian Delusion

The Darwinian Delusion

25 Nov 2011 14:45 Africa/Lagos


Darwinism Is a Delusion, According to New Book
Author rebuts The God Delusion by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins

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TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2011



TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In the 2006 best-selling non-fiction book The God Delusion, author Richard Dawkins wrongly advocates the belief that God almost certainly does not exist and those who do believe this are deluding themselves. The delusion, says author Michael Ebifegha, is within the scientific community and revolves around the Darwinian paradigm of evolution as a preferred philosophical choice. In his book, The Darwinian Delusion (published by AuthorHouse), Ebifegha provides the most detailed rebuttal to Dawkins' book both scientifically and philosophically. Dawkins' objective is to promote atheism through science while the objective of Ebifegha is to exonerate Albert Einstein's assertion, "Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind."

Ebifegha says, "The creationist worldview is a revealed fact that God confirmed historically in a speech before an audience on ancient Mount Sinai. Modern science, through discoveries such as DNA, supports the creationist worldview. Thus, the evolutionist worldview is a delusion resulting from materialism, the dead end to all scientific investigation."

The author extensively researched the subject matter for this book over the course of three years. In particular, Ebifegha is critical about the use of ambiguous terms such as microevolution and macroevolution and proposes new terminologies that lead to correct interpretation of the scientific evidence. Filled with relevant quotations and facts, the book will be a valuable addition to libraries of those who opt for scientific integrity and the truth about human origins.

This book is available for purchase online at http://www.Amazon.com and http://www.BarnesandNoble.com.

About the Author

Michael Ebifegha is a science and mathematics instructor at the Toronto District School Board. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a PhD in physics and a Bachelor of Education degree in science and mathematics. Additional qualifications include: MSc. in physics from Carleton University, Canada; MSc. in applied geophysics from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; and a certificate in religious studies from the Toronto Catholic School Board. He is the author of The Death of Evolution, The Darwinian Delusion and Creation or Evolution?

The Darwinian Delusion by Michael Ebifegha
Publication Date: September 30, 2011
Price: $19.95; 320 pages; ISBN 978-1-4634-0385-0
Price: $29.95; 320 pages; ISBN 978-1-4634-0384-3

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Wole Soyinka and J.P. Clark at 13th Lagos Book and Art Festival

Lagos Freedom Park at night, the main venue of the 13th Lagos Book and Art Festival.

First African Nobel laureate in Literature Prof. Wole Soyinka and famous dramatist Prof. J.P. Clark were among the special guests on Saturday as they graced the Town Talk on "The Book in the Knowledge Economy" at the on going 13th Lagos Book and Art festival (LABAF) at the Freedom Park on Broad Street, Lagos. Other special guests included Penny Compton and Maggie Robertson from the Hay Festival.

LABAF is the biggest book fair and art event in West Africa founded and organized annually by the Committee For Relevant Art (CORA) in Nigeria.

The festival ends on Sunday with the Arthouse Forum on Art Of The Biography:Reviews and discussions of Femi Osofisan’s J. P. Clark: A Voyage, Adewale Pearce’s A Peculiar Tragedy: J. P. Clark and the beginning of modern Nigerian literature and Dele Olojede/Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo’s Born To Run: a biography of Dele Giwa at noon, followed by the CORA Stampede on "The Nigerian Abroad: Fictional Accounts Of The Immigrant Experience". There will be a panel of discussion on the The Phoenix by Chika Unigwe, Some Kind Of Black by Diran Adebayo, 26A by Dianne Evans, A Squatter’s Tale by Ike Oguine, Her Majesty’s Visit by Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, Icarius Girl by Helen Oyeyemi, Lawless by Sefi Atta and The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

The festival's play is Waiting Room by Wole Oguntokun, to commemorate a fresh start of Nigerian democracy. And the grand finale is the Nigerian premiere of Adopted, a German/Ghanaian documentary directed by Gudrun F. Widlok.

ADOPTED is an agency through which extended families in Africa adopt grown-up Europeans who are detached from their families. The film attends three chosen ones to their new families in Ghana.

Ludger from Berlin just recently found out about ADOPTED. Disappointed with his emotionless surroundings and isolated from friends and family, he has been searching for a long time for an escape. He hesitantly participates in ADOPTED and is selected sooner than expected.

Thelma, on the other hand, can`t wait for the moment of departure. A family in Accra (Ghana) has already agreed to adopt her and she is very pleased to get to know them soon. She packed her suitcases, gave away her furniture and is flying to Africa tomorrow – perhaps forever.

Likewise, Gisela is also excited. The last year was not easy for her. After the death of her husband she doesn`t know where she belongs to. She feels alone in her big house and is thinking about selling it and removing to her native home in the south of Germany. In the radio she hears of ADOPTED and is contacting the agency.

The film depicts the life of the protagonists, their journey to West-Africa and a process of anticipated closeness and inevitable misunderstandings.

~ By Ekenyrengozi Michael Chima

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In the House of Dogs

Amazon presents the much awaited book In the House of Dogs [Kindle Edition] by Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi (Author).

“In the House of Dogs” is an unapologetic mirror of the contemporary Nigerian society with polemical commentaries and essays with humorous anecdotes on the Nigerian; focusing on critical issues of education, romance, marriage, religion, politics and other matters in twelve chapters by a single narrator.

Previewers have compared it to Chinua Achebe’s The Trouble with Nigeria, but noted that it has more depth since it has addressed more contemporary issues on the facts of life in Nigeria in the first decade of the 21st century within universal perspectives.

You can order for this special Kindle edition on http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0065KCBE2 or click on the cover image.







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13th Lagos Book and Art Festival Opens with Publishers Forum

The 13th Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) opened this Thursday amidst the euphoria of the 81st birthday of our literary icon Chinua Achebe and the good news of British Nigerian playwright Janice Okoh's clinching the £16,000 Bruntwood Prize for Play-writing with her play Three Birds. It is the competition's largest single award to date. She is also popularly known for her play Egusi Soup that was premiered at the 2009 Hotbed Festival and taken on tour by Menagerie. Okoh was also a runner-up for the 2011 Verity Bargate Award for The Real House.



The noble grand old man of Nigerian Literature, Prof. Chinua Achebe celebrated his 81st birthday on November 16..



Bruntwood Prize winner Janice Okoh receiving her prize from Maxine Peake.

LABAF which is the biggest book fair and art event in West Africa started in the morning with the second publishers forum at the Goethe Institut on the 4th floor of the City Hall on the Lagos Island. The forum focused on "THE BOOK IN THE AGE OF THE MICROCHIP", exploring the opportunities in digital media and social networking sites for writers, publishers and book sellers.

"I Vote To Read" is the theme of this 13th edition of LABAF, founded and organized annually by the Committee For Relevant Art (CORA) in Nigeria.

It was an exciting forum with interactive sessions moderated by the brilliant Ayo Arigbabu, the Coordinator. Mr. Bamidele Sanusi of Best Technologies made a presentation on "Optimizing Digital Platforms for Book Editing, Design and Production", Kazeem Muritala of Wayne & Malcolm Incorporated spoke on "Optimizing Digital Platforms for Book Distribution, Marketing and Sales" and Deji Toye highlighted the "E-Business Opportunities for the Publishing Industry".

The opening day cocktail is at the Freedom Park this evening.

The colloquium is on "Africa in the Eyes of the Other" and holds on Friday November 18 at the Freedom Park on Broad Street, Lagos. There will be a Town Talk on "The Book in the Knowledge Economy" on Saturday November 19 and there are other literary, visual and theatrical activities open to the public. The festival ends on Sunday November 20, 2011.

The following is the programme of events presented by Mr. Jahman Anikulapo, the Editor of The Guardian on Sunday who is the Programme Chair.

DAY 1

FRIDAY (November 18), 9am-1pm (FREEDOM PARK)

1. (9 am, Hall 2) "My Encounter with the Book" (Kiddies’ Segment- Tunde Babawale (Director General CBAAC)-a motivational talk to kids, kicks open the kiddies’ segment of the festival.

2. (11am-1pm, Hall 1) The Festival Colloquium (I): Theme: "Documenting The Governance Challenges: Africa In The Eyes Of The Other"-I: Readings, Reviews, and discussions around (a) A Swamp Full Of Dollars- Michael Peel (b) Dinner With Mugabe-Heidi Holland; (c) A Continent For The Taking- Howard French.


Friday, (November 18), 1pm-3pm(FREEDOM PARK)

2A. (1pm-3pm, Hall 1)The Festival Colloquium (II) Arrested Development: “Why Can’t ‘They’ Get It Right?: "Africa In The Eyes Of The Other": Readings, Reviews, and discussions around (a) The State Of Africa-Martin Meredith, (b) Nigeria: Dancing On The Brink-John Campbell, (c) It’s Our Turn To Eat-Michaela Wrong

Friday, (November 18), 3pm-5pm(FREEDOM PARK)

3. "How Familiar Is This Town?". The City As A Key Character In the Fictional Narratives Of The Continent.

Readings, Reviews, and discussions around:

(1) Good Morning Comrades(Luanda, Angola)-, by Ondjaki

(2)The Yacoubian Building(Cairo, Egypt) by Alaa Al Aswany

(3) The Secret Lives Of Baba Segi’s Wives(Ibadan, Nigeria)

(4)Tropical Fish (Entebbe, Uganda)-Doreen Baigana

(5) Under The Brown Rusted Roofs(Ibadan, Nigeria)

DAY 2

SATURDAY, (November 19), 10am-1pm(FREEDOM PARK)

4. (11am-1pm) "My Encounter with the Book" (Kiddies’ Segment- Austin Avuru (Petroleum Geologist and Author/Managing Director, Seplat Petroleum)-a motivational talk to kids .. (12noon to 1.30pm)

5. (12noon to 1.30pm) Town Talk1: Theme: "Books as tools of The Knowledge Economy: Can a book make you rich?" A top notch panel of discussants review the role of books in the Knowledge Economy, using three books as take off points: Hot, Flat And Crowded- Tom Friedman, The Tipping Point-Malcolm Gladwell, The Ascent Of Money-Niall Ferguson

5B. (1.30pm to 3pm)Town Talk2: Theme: "The Book As Key To The Knowledge Economy":

A conversation around Tom Friedman’s The World Is Flat, and Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers.


Saturday, (November 19),

6. (3pm-4pm, Hall 1) Challenging The Present: African Authors And The Global

Discourse On Governance: Readings, Reviews and Discussions around: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working And What Can Be Done About It, By Dambissa Moyo, When Citizens Revolt: Nigerian Elites, Big Oil and The Ogoni Struggle For Self Determination By Ike Okonta.

Musical Interlude/Live Performance (FREEDOM PARK)

Saturday, (November 19), 4pm-6pm

7. Mapping The Future: Four young authors and publishers under 35, discuss the changing landscape of the publishing industry and express, in detail, their dreams/plans in contributing to the revamp. Inserted in this conversation is a 25 minute presentation by Toni Kan with a working title: What happened to The Pace Setter Series- and when will the new Nigerian thriller come?


Saturday, (November 19), 6pm-10pm (FREEDOM PARK)


8. Festival Birthday Party

Combined birthday party for: Fatai Rolling Dollar@ 85, Chukwuemeka Ike @80, Benson Idonije@ 75, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett@ 70, Ebun Clark @ 70; Charly Boy @ 60; Richard Mofe-Damijo @50; Yeni Kuti @50; Joke Silva @50; Femi Akintunde-Johnson @ 50; Tunde Babawale @ 50; Sola Olorunyomi @ 50; Remi Raji @ 50

DAY 3

SUNDAY, November 20, 12noon (FREEDOM PARK)

9. Arthouse Forum: Art Of The Biography:Reviews and discussions of Femi Osofisan’s J. P. Clark: A Voyage, Adewale Pearce’s A Peculiar Tragedy: J. P. Clark and the beginning of modern Nigerian literature and Dele Olojede/Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo’s Born To Run: a biography of Dele Giwa.

Sunday, November 20, 2pm (FREEDOM PARK)

10. Stampede- "The Nigerian Abroad: Fictional Accounts Of The Immigrant Experience". A panel discussion on the The Phoenix By Chika Unigwe, Some Kind Of Black, By Diran Adebayo, 26A By Dianne Evans, A Squatter’s Tale, By Ike Oguine, Her Majesty’s Visit, By Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, Icarius Girl, By Helen Oyeyemi, Lawless, by Sefi Atta, The Thing Around Your Neck, By Chimamanda Adichie.


Sunday, November 20, 6pm (FREEDOM PARK)

11. Festival Play: Waiting Room by Wole Oguntokun: To Commemorate A Fresh Start Of Our Democracy.










~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, author of Children of Heaven, Sleepless Night, Scarlet Tears of London, Bye, Bye Mugabe and In the House of Dogs.

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