Design Dissected

For anyone who enjoys thinking about science and its implications, this book is a must read. Professor Galloway has spent his life in medical science. He packs his books with fascinating insights into the unbelievable complexity of human biochemistry and physiology. His prime interest is in demonstrating that there is real scientific evidence that the biosphere was designed for a purpose. He presents a series of telling challenges to naturalism and materialism, showing that they simply do not have the explanatory power to account for what science has revealed about the nature of life and consciousness. Throughout the book, personal anecdotes add much colour and interest to the journey on which he takes the reader. It is a journey well worth undertaking. – Professor John C. Lennox MA MMath MA(Bioethics) DPhil PhD DScIn this beautifully written and extensively researched book, one of the United Kingdom’s most distinguished medical scientists, David Galloway brings a surgeon’s skill to dissecting the complex and ultimate question of biological origins. He shows that a detailed examination of physiological systems in both the human body and the living cell reveals amazing information-rich molecules, hierarchies of modulation and engineering-style control systems. He argues that explaining the origin of such systematic organisation as a result of purely unguided natural processes stretches the limits of credulity. Instead, he makes a compelling case that this integrated and informational complexity provides powerful evidence of real, not just apparent, design. A fresh and original discussion of the evidence of intelligent design in living systems. Highly recommended! – Stephen C. Meyer PhDBy far the strongest evidence that a system was deliberately designed is the very structure of the system itself. When we discover multiple complex parts elegantly fitted to work with each other, the conclusion of purpose is irresistible. In Design Dissected, surgeon and academic, David Galloway regales the reader with tale after tale of the wonders of the human body — and of the disasters that result when a part fails. By the end of the book, his conclusion that the body was purposely designed becomes self-evident. – Michael J. Behe PhDWith surgical precision and entertaining book-side manner, David Galloway walks readers through all the subjects that contribute to a healthy understanding of the remarkable design of life. He brings history, philosophy, anatomy, medicine, and molecular biology together in a remarkably clear, concise, and convincing way. Highly recommended! – Douglas Axe Phd

Professor David Galloway MB ChB MD DSc, is a surgeon based in the West of Scotland. An alumnus of the University of Glasgow, he graduated in medicine in 1977. His clinical training involved working in hospitals in Glasgow, London and New York City. His postgraduate academic work was focused on cancer research and in particular investigated aspects of cell division and the way in which it can be influenced by various environmental and dietary factors. He developed an academic surgical practice in Glasgow focusing on surgical oncology and metabolic surgery. Since 2014 he has provided intermittent surgical support to Chitokoloki, a Christian Mission Hospital in rural Zambia and now holds registration with the Health Professions Council of Zambia. In 2015 he was elected to the role of President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow a post he held until December 2018. He is married to Christine and they have two daughters and three grandchildren. He is a keen golfer and an avid reader of popular science, philosophy of science and religion, and current affairs. He is also in demand as a speaker on aspects of Christianity and apologetics.