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For those who are tired of the creationists babbling on about 'missing links' and evolution being 'just a theory',Dawkins has a good book here. He reminds us that the "even without the fossil record there is no doubt as to the truth of evolution..."
The book's chapters are a thorough overview of the pieces of evidence (including genetic, homological, archaeology among others). But, in his typical fashion, Dawkins gets side-tracked on details that probably could have been left out. That being said ...more
The book's chapters are a thorough overview of the pieces of evidence (including genetic, homological, archaeology among others). But, in his typical fashion, Dawkins gets side-tracked on details that probably could have been left out. That being said ...more
Aug 25, 2009
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Endlessly fascinating. I've always accepted evolution as a fact, but this book exposed mountains of evidence and information that I was never aware of. The facts are simply overwhelming, and this book does a great job of painting them into a beautiful picture of life's complexity. Wonderfully written and easy to understand, but still a bit snarky to recommend to a creationist who might be open to considering the evidence. Still, it should provide plenty of new evidence and countless interesting
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Another brilliant book from my favorite biologist and writer on science for the general public. Luckily, also available as an audio book, beautifully read by the author, and his wife, Lala Ward.
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