The Greatest Show on Earth

The Evidence for Evolution

De: Richard Dawkins

Narrado por: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold millions of 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.©2009 Richard Dawkins; (P)2009 Simon & Schuster

A wealth of usable knowledge in every day life

I am very glad to hear Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward clarify the issue of evolution in a clear understandable way.

An awesome book! Thanks prof. Dawkins!

The book I was looking for, a book on the actual evidence on evolution. Thank you!

Excellent

Great explanation on the existence of evolution. One cannot refute the precise and articulate teaching within this book.

Thoroughly Fascinating

Although I didn’t need convincing at this point in my life, I’m glad to have spent the time learning about the many fascinating pieces of evidence for evolution. A much more satisfying explanation for the variety and complexity of life on earth than the one I was indoctrinated to believe in my youth. Sad to realize that so many in the U.S. still haven’t evolved their capacity for reason in order to abandon superstition. Does belief in the creation myth somehow increase the chances of passing on one’s genes? This book is compelling and should be on every high school reading list.

A Must hear!

Love it, so many questions answered in a perfect way. The perfect starter guide for those of curios or ambitious mind.