Summary Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion created a storm of controversy over the question of God’s existence. Now, in The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins presents a stunning counterattack against advocates of “Intelligent Design” that explains the evidence for evolution while keeping an eye trained on the absurdities of the creationist argument. More than an argument of his own, it’s a thrilling tour into our distant past and into the interstices of life on earth. Taking us through the case for evolution step-by-step, Dawkins looks at DNA, selective breeding, anatomical similarities, molecular family trees, geography, time, fossils, vestiges and imperfections, human evolution, and the formula for a strong scientific theory. Dawkins’ trademark wit and ferocity is joined by an infectious passion for the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, proving along the way that the mechanisms of the natural world are more miraculous — a “greater show” — than any creation story generated by any religion on earth. There 01. Introduction 02. Dawkins Opening Remarks / Only a Theory? 03. The Unintelligible Religious Debate 04. Missing Link? What Do You Mean, Missing? 05. Lucy ‘Australopithecus Afarensis’ 06. You Did it Yourself in 9 Months 07. The Ark of the Continents 08. Arms Races and ‘Evolutionary Theodicy’ 09. There Is Grandeur in This View of Life 10. Q1: Theory of the Disappearance of Neanderthals 11. Q2: Providing Evidence of Evolutionary Progression 12. Q3: Technological …
Summary Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion created a storm of controversy over the question of God’s existence. Now, in The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins presents a stunning counterattack against advocates of “Intelligent Design” that explains the evidence for evolution while keeping an eye trained on the absurdities of the creationist argument. More than an argument of his own, it’s a thrilling tour into our distant past and into the interstices of life on earth. Taking us through the case for evolution step-by-step, Dawkins looks at DNA, selective breeding, anatomical similarities, molecular family trees, geography, time, fossils, vestiges and imperfections, human evolution, and the formula for a strong scientific theory. Dawkins’ trademark wit and ferocity is joined by an infectious passion for the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, proving along the way that the mechanisms of the natural world are more miraculous — a “greater show” — than any creation story generated by any religion on earth. There 01. Introduction 02. Dawkins Opening Remarks / Only a Theory? 03. The Unintelligible Religious Debate 04. Missing Link? What Do You Mean, Missing? 05. Lucy ‘Australopithecus Afarensis’ 06. You Did it Yourself in 9 Months 07. The Ark of the Continents 08. Arms Races and ‘Evolutionary Theodicy’ 09. There Is Grandeur in This View of Life 10. Q1: Theory of the Disappearance of Neanderthals 11. Q2: Providing Evidence of Evolutionary Progression 12. Q3: Technological …
Summary Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion created a storm of controversy over the question of God’s existence. Now, in The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins presents a stunning counterattack against advocates of “Intelligent Design” that explains the evidence for evolution while keeping an eye trained on the absurdities of the creationist argument. More than an argument of his own, it’s a thrilling tour into our distant past and into the interstices of life on earth. Taking us through the case for evolution step-by-step, Dawkins looks at DNA, selective breeding, anatomical similarities, molecular family trees, geography, time, fossils, vestiges and imperfections, human evolution, and the formula for a strong scientific theory. Dawkins’ trademark wit and ferocity is joined by an infectious passion for the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, proving along the way that the mechanisms of the natural world are more miraculous — a “greater show” — than any creation story generated by any religion on earth. There 01. Introduction 02. Dawkins Opening Remarks / Only a Theory? 03. The Unintelligible Religious Debate 04. Missing Link? What Do You Mean, Missing? 05. Lucy ‘Australopithecus Afarensis’ 06. You Did it Yourself in 9 Months 07. The Ark of the Continents 08. Arms Races and ‘Evolutionary Theodicy’ 09. There Is Grandeur in This View of Life 10. Q1: Theory of the Disappearance of Neanderthals 11. Q2: Providing Evidence of Evolutionary Progression 12. Q3: Technological …
Summary Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion created a storm of controversy over the question of God’s existence. Now, in The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins presents a stunning counterattack against advocates of “Intelligent Design” that explains the evidence for evolution while keeping an eye trained on the absurdities of the creationist argument. More than an argument of his own, it’s a thrilling tour into our distant past and into the interstices of life on earth. Taking us through the case for evolution step-by-step, Dawkins looks at DNA, selective breeding, anatomical similarities, molecular family trees, geography, time, fossils, vestiges and imperfections, human evolution, and the formula for a strong scientific theory. Dawkins’ trademark wit and ferocity is joined by an infectious passion for the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, proving along the way that the mechanisms of the natural world are more miraculous — a “greater show” — than any creation story generated by any religion on earth. There 01. Introduction 02. Dawkins Opening Remarks / Only a Theory? 03. The Unintelligible Religious Debate 04. Missing Link? What Do You Mean, Missing? 05. Lucy ‘Australopithecus Afarensis’ 06. You Did it Yourself in 9 Months 07. The Ark of the Continents 08. Arms Races and ‘Evolutionary Theodicy’ 09. There Is Grandeur in This View of Life 10. Q1: Theory of the Disappearance of Neanderthals 11. Q2: Providing Evidence of Evolutionary Progression 12. Q3: Technological …
I think one reason that Richard Dawkins is so insistent that we share his non-belief in God is that this would be a necessary first step before we can share his belief that he is — quite literally — the smartest thing in the universe. Well, I don’t see why the refutation of erroneous, if reassuring, beliefs should be limited to those held by adults. So, here’s something for the kids. Comments and questions welcome. Music by Guappecarto. Check out their other stuff.
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