false 248764 12 Few scientific theories have been as influential or controversial in the past few centuries as Darwin's thoughts on natural selection; even now, laymen and scientists find fault with Darwin's argument. Richard Dawkins, the chair of the communication of science at Oxford University, has delivered a well-researched book supporting and supplementing Darwin's theories. Although not a work of Darwinian proportions, <I>Climbing Mount Improbable</I> is an advancement of those theories for scientists and general readers alike. 1570273 book 1996 Climbing Mount Improbable total:385|5:123|4:149|3:81|2:15|1:2| 385 1547 701 25 4 2 false false Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 03 02:10:06 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 11 19:34:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 06 16:07:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 18:12:56 -0700 2008
According to Wikipedia, Dawkins is "Darwin's Rottweiler".

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Dawkins explains exactly how 1/2 an eye is better than no eye at all, and just what 1/2 an ey...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Jul 29 19:45:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 14:29:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:06:11 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 03:02:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Mar 24 10:21:56 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 10:29:24 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Apr 30 03:08:03 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 03:22:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 11:58:05 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 12:08:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 03:48:42 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 05:44:37 -0700 2007
But I stuck with it and I made it through. Interestingly, when Dick Dawkins is focusing on explaining how cool evolution is, and not bagging various religions (well mostly just the W...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 04 17:25:50 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 17:29:09 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 06:41:10 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 22:15:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Feb 14 03:14:22 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 03:14:32 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 26 09:46:03 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 11:56:12 -0700 2008
This is a superb book for anyone who wants to understand evolution, and one which debunks, with casual ea...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 12 06:26:50 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 06:31:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 11 11:06:10 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 11:08:12 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 05:17:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 05:18:43 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 03:26:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 12:51:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 20 11:49:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 11:49:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 12:13:31 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 07:13:47 -0700 2008