The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution /
Richard Dawkins.
- New York : Free Press, 2009.
- ix, 470 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm
- New York Times best sellers. .
- New York Times best sellers. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index.
Only a theory? -- Dogs, cows, and cabbages -- The primrose path to macro-evolution -- Silence and slow time -- Before our very eyes -- Missing link? What do you mean, 'missing'? -- Missing persons? Missing no longer -- You did it yourself in nine months -- The ark of the continents -- The tree of cousinship -- History written all over us -- Arms races and 'evolutionary theodicy' -- There is grandeur in this view of life -- The history-deniers. Appendix.
Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument."
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Evolution (Biology) Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy. Human evolution. Life--Origin. Religion and science. Biological Evolution Religion and Science Origin of Life