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Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution | Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold more than 2 million copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. Now, he launches a fierce counterattack against proponents of "Intelligent Design" in his New York Times bestseller, The Greatest Show on Earth. "Intelligent Design" is being taught in our schools; educators are being asked to "teach the controversy" behind evolutionary theory. There is no controversy. Dawkins sifts through rich layers of scientific evidence--from living examples of natural selection to clues in the fossil record; from natural clocks that mark the vast epochs wherein evolution ran its course to the intricacies of developing embryos; from plate tectonics to molecular genetics--to make the airtight case that "we find ourselves perched on one tiny twig in the midst of a blossoming and flourishing tree of life and it is no accident, but the direct consequence of evolution by non-random selection." His unjaded passion for the natural world turns what might have been a negative argument, exposing the absurdities of the creationist position, into a positive offering to the reader: nothing less than a master's vision of life, in all its splendor.
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Eva_B
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I‘ve FINALLY finished this book! What a tome! I really wanted to find this book interesting but sadly I didn‘t. It wasn‘t the subject matter more the way it was written. I didn‘t find it easy to read and a lot of the arguments were quite convoluted and I found myself tuning out. The author‘s passion for proving creationists wrong shines through but I wish the writing was more concise and clear. Or maybe I‘m just not that bright :-)

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Addison_Reads
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Dawkins does a great job of presenting this book in a way that is easy to follow and is supported by lots of well-researched information. Evolution is happening all around us if we just open our eyes and observe. 💚

I was already familiar with some of the information presented, but I still learned quite a bit too.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4y
bthegood I enjoy Dawkins, he also wrote a book for children . 4y
Addison_Reads @bthegood I own that one but haven't read it yet. I need to move it up on my TBR. 4y
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BreakingRad1977
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About to embark on my new Godless adventure!

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ZaqueEyn
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Great read and insightful information. Dawkins explains science in a way accessible to everyone while also giving you the un-cut truth. Highly recommend.

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julesG
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#Science not #Scientology

Richard Dawkins's work is controversial, maybe not as much as Hubbard's though.

#NoteworthyNovember @Jess7

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hgrimes
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Reading next to a cannon, because why not?

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hgrimes
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I couldn't do the #marchforscience today as we were celebrating my dad's birthday, so I'm sitting down for some quality time with Dawkins for the rest of the night to help make up for it. Hope you all had a happy Earth Day!! 🌎🌍🌏

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kendrastephaniekaryn
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18 books, $12. Not bad if I do say so myself. #bookhaul #librarysale #sgpl

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Vinjii
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Non fiction, I'm very bad at reading it. I just prefer fiction. But I still own a ton of non fiction books #septphotochallenge #somethingforsept

MrBook You and I share a similar non-fiction groove on the science & philosophy regard. I have "Age of Insight" and Better Angels and one of Carroll's books. ??? 8y
Vinjii @MrBook Age of Insight is incredibly interesting. I should force myself to read more non fiction actually. 8y
RealLifeReading Those are some interesting books! 8y
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