I didn’t realize books like these were necessary until recently. But then one day in biology class, while learning about natural selection, one of my classmates
told me that he doesn’t believe in evolution because it is impossible for a single cell to randomly turn into a human being. He went on to talk about “intelligent design.” I had no idea what he was talking about nor have I heard of the intelligent design vs. evolution debate prior to that conversation. But after doing some research I became fascinated with the evolution debate and later the atheism vs. religion debate. But enough about me.
Unlike “The God Delusion” by the same author, Richard does not attack religion directly. In this book he shows the reader exactly why he is an world-renowned biologist by introducing the reader to all the evidence supporting evolution while disproving the opposing views (since there’s no recognized theory which opposes Darwinian evolution).
In this book, Richard explores the fields of palaeontology, anatomy, embryology, geology, genetics and artificial breeding to present the vast amount of evidence supporting evolution. As always, he provides interesting stories and examples to strengthen and elaborate on his claims.
Bottom line – just like “The God Delusion,” this is another well-written and interesting book, but also like “The God Delusion,” this book is still just a position paper. Therefore, if you don’t care about the evolution debate, this book will seem extremely boring. But I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the debate. I give it a 4/5.