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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
The Blind Watchmaker Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
Author: Richard Dawkins
Knowledgably narrated by author Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker is as prescient and timely a book as ever. The watchmaker belongs to the 18th-century theologian William Paley, who argued that just as a watch is too complicated and functional to have sprung into existence by accident, so too must all living things, with their far greater co...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781455848157
ISBN-10: 1455848158
Publication Date: 1/3/2012
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Dawkins is well known for his classic books like this one. It is a must read for anyone remotely interested in arguements for evolution and against "Intelligent Design". Dawkins was visionary by writing this book 15 years before the controversy began, giving credible weight to his far-sighted vision.
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Although I already had a pretty good grasp of evolutionary theory before reading this book, I felt that this book greatly illuminated the finer points of evolutionary theory in general, and specifically those points where the proponents of creationism and/or intelligent design try to muddy the waters. It is extremely well written and entertaining as well. I love Dawkin's dry sense of humor which makes reading even very technical arguments interesting. However, if you are set on believing in god, you shouldn't read this book - I can't conceive of anyone reading this book, comprehending the material, and still being able to state with certaintly that there is a god.
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Sort of a prequel to "The God Delusion", it appears that he wasn't yet totally disgusted with creationists. In one chapter, he seems enamored with writing a computer program to simulate evolution, we could probably do better 23 years later.


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