[getoffmycase]

What are the proper qualifications to criticize evolution?

[silent_cal]

I have no idea, I just know that not everyone who criticizes the theory is a young earth creationist.

[glenstein]

True, there's a whole taxonomy of completely discredited schools of thought adjacent to young earth creationism but different in their respective details.

[jononomo]

Well, you could start by reading these books:

1. Darwin on Trial by Phillip E. Johnson

2. The Stairway To Life: An Origin-Of-Life Reality Check by Tan & Stadler

3. Darwin's Doubt by Stephen C. Meyer

[glenstein]

I see Meyer being favorably cited here, but his two major books have been pretty firmly rejected by real scientists from everything I have seen.

To the extent Meyer has been able to garner positive critical reception, it has been an in-between nether space of media, book reviews, and unfortunately academic philosophy. I actually would go so far as to say that folks like Nagel offering positive commentary on Meyer is an indictment of Nagel and a perfect illustration of how his school of anti-reductionist skepticism can go completely off the rails.

[gaganyaan]

You could, but you shouldn't. Picking up any basic science book would be better use of your time.

[daveguy]

Before you pick up a copy of Darwin's Doubt to learn about evolution, you should probably know the subtitle is "The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design."

[jibal]

Those are by people not qualified to criticize evolution.