L' orologiaio cieco. Creazione o evoluzione?

I should explain the point about the watchmaker. A SMALL ROCK If you’re walking along in the countryside and you come across a rock, you don’t say, well, where the hell did that come from and who made it? It’s a rock. No one cares. There’s no notices stuck on trees or printed in local free newspapers Leggi tutto

Dawkins loves explaining evolutionary theory, and this is one of his best books. My favourite bit is the section on long-tailed birds (peacocks, etc). From the point of view of simple utility, they are rather baffling. What use could you possibly have for that long, stupid tail? But, as Dawkins keeps Leggi tutto

کتاب هدیه عزیزی بود. کتاب خوبی بود. هر چند من متقاعد نشدم. چندین نکته برای کسانی که می‌خواهند کتاب را بخوانند: - برای این که این کتاب را درک کنید و برایتان خسته کننده نباشد باید حتما مقداری زیست شناسی خوانده باشید. در صورتی که زیست شناسی نخوانده‌اید و با مفاهیم آن آشنایی ندارید اگر این کتاب را نخوانی Leggi tutto

As the title's extension spells out, this is a definitive (as of '87) rebuttal against all comers in favor of Darwinism, but don't let my saying so prove it. Read it for yourself. All his arguments are crystal clear, but he takes extra time to caricature the caricature of Darwinists, pointing out exa Leggi tutto

O carte care merită cu siguranță citită - sau măcar răsfoită. Titlul cărții trimite la un cunoscut argument creaționist, formulat prima dată de William Paley, în Natural Theology (1802). Dacă natura poate fi comparată cu un orologiu (fiindcă vădește ordine, complexitate, finalitate etc.), trebuie să Leggi tutto

It is a good thing that Dawkins himself takes the trouble to think about which chapters of his books will be of vanishing interest in the near future. Of course, he turned out to be more accurate than he must have wished for. This must be the most boring of all Dawkins’ books, but I do not want to g Leggi tutto

This book was okay, but since I already am convinced evolution occurs by natural selection, I felt like he was not preaching to the choir, but trying to convince the choir. Of course, I got tired of it after a while (but I had to keep going, because I had to read it for a class). He comes up with ma Leggi tutto

A rather well-written book. I like the writing style of Pr. Dawkins. It was not as challenging as "Selfish gene". But I guess its complexity is pretty relevant to the level of articulation many have. However, it was a great read and made me think more about the topic.