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This is an important book, chock-full of wonderful information, and beautifully crafted arguments to quash purveyors of creationism and intelligent design. It left me immensely depressed because, of course, Dawkins is preaching to the choir here. Said purveyors of creationism and intelligent design will not read this book, nor will they let you try to explain it to them. According to Dawkins, 44% of Americans believe God created human beings pretty much in their present form sometime during the
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It hardly needs to be stated that I am a generous rater in the first place. I love Dawkins but sometimes his literary skills need to be checked a bit. I feel on occasion that he rushes to publish before fully forming some of his ideas. On the other hand great experiments in this book! The E-coli 20 year extraveganza blew my mind. I would not have likely stubled across this information without having read this book. So for at least that information I have to say I was pleased with the book. I als
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A great overview of Evolution. It is a FACT!
Richard Dawkins tends to insert a lot of asides and gets off on tangents, which annoys me, but his books are always enlightening and enjoyable...this one is no exception...having read Darwin's work I enjoy this expanded (and easier to digest) investigation of the vast sea of evidence that underlies Evolution theory. It gets five stars for attacking ignorance.
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Really liked this book. It took a while to get through, mostly due to distractions in my own life. The middle of the book gets a bit more into the hardcore science, and is a bit less readable to a general reader, but the bookends of the book are great. Overall, a fascinating book and very educational.
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