false 4005310 3 <B>Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact</B><BR><BR>In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant “intelligent design,” there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned—the <I>evidence</I>, the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection. Even Richard Dawkins and Stephen Jay Gould, while extolling the beauty of evolution and examining case studies, have not focused on the evidence itself. Yet the proof is vast, varied, and magnificent, drawn from many different fields of science. Scientists are observing species splitting into two and are finding more and more fossils capturing change in the past—dinosaurs that have sprouted feathers, fish that have grown limbs.<BR><BR> <I>Why Evolution Is True</I> weaves together the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the “indelible stamp” of the processes first proposed by Darwin. In crisp, lucid prose accessible to a wide audience, <I>Why Evolution Is True</I> dispels common misunderstandings and fears about evolution and clearly confirms that this amazing process of change has been firmly established as a scientific truth. 4051626 2008 Why Evolution Is True total:154|5:76|4:64|3:12|2:2|1:0| 154 676 495 60 5 1 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 20:48:02 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 21:09:11 -0700 2009
Many of the items that Coyne marshals will be familiar to those who are well-vers...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 19 15:55:08 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 15:59:56 -0800 2009 http://is.gd/jwZT

"For those who want to understand the evidence for evolution, Jerry A. Coyne's Why Evolution Is True is a fine place to start. As his unsubtle title suggests, Coyne's purpose is to banish the arguments of creationists ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:25:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:25:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 19:04:56 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 19:13:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:31:37 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 17:40:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 20:30:58 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 09:17:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 21:27:23 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:06:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Nov 18 07:16:55 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 07:25:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 19:47:07 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 19:50:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:22:31 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:29:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 15:48:58 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 10:07:16 -0700 2009
I probably agree with 70% of what's in the book, which may be surprising, me being a creationist. I'm not going to try to untangle all the mixtures of agreement and disagreement....more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:20:45 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 15:32:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 09:13:33 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 09:05:51 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 09:13:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 09:26:26 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 09:40:57 -0700 2009
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I hope Jerry Coyne will forgive me that my frequent thought as I was reading his new book, Why Evolution Is True(amzn/b&n/abe/pwll) was, "Wow, this sure i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 09:17:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 11:41:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 14 12:52:54 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 12:52:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 12 11:48:24 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 11:50:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 07:58:35 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 21:22:54 -0700 2009
The author is particularly concerned with the common misconceptions about evolution, and spends the first part of the book discussing them. In particular, he does a good...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 17 07:27:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 07:29:28 -0700 2009