| The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution |  | Author: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Black Swan
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Pages: 528
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Publication Date: April 29, 2010
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Charles Darwin's masterpiece, 'On the Origin of Species', shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection.
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 Richard Dawkins fills in all the blanks. September 10, 2010
Jim Whitefield
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is quite simply the finest and easiest to read book I have ever read on the subject. No opinions, no suppositions, just the scientific facts and evidence. It speaks for itself. To read this and still say you don't 'believe' in evolution would show such a lack of intelligence as to render one an imbecile. There is nothing to 'believe' in. Just evidence of the facts which combine to proivide an understanding that without Richard's astute mind and ability to explain may have escaped me forever. I am grateful for his intelligence and ability to explain things such that we can fully understand and appreciate evolution as a fact. Richard calls it 'the fact of evolution'; that is his message and he proves the case beyond scientific question. More than that, I admire Richard's courage to stand up and be counted regarding such things, as he did in his TV series on Darwin. With Richard, science is fun, and his latest book a fantastic journey. What a ride! Brilliant work by a brilliant man. I have continued to quote Richard in my own books as his words are so powerful.
 No evidence actually provided September 1, 2010
Cassiterides
3 out of 17 found this review helpful
Despite having in its title ''the evidence for evolution'', none is actually presented in the book. Firstly Dawkins throughout his work admits evolution is not directly observable. The theory of evolution rests on vast ages of unobservable time - millions or billions of years. Nobody though has ever observed these periods when evolution supposedly happened during them, and this is the major flaw in the theory of evolution because it means the theory relies entirely on something non-observable, non-repeatable and non-testable.
The basis of evolution therefore falls outside of the scientific method, as even the prominent evolutionist Theodosius Dobzhansky admitted ''evolutionary happenings are unique, unrepeatable, and irreversible...the applicability of the experimental method to the study of such unique historical processes is severely restricted''.
What does Dawkins work therefore rest on? It relies entirely on mere interpretation or inference. Is this evidence? No, it's just a single man's interpretation.
I read this book since it was proclaimed by many that it contained evidence for evolution, that being evidence which meant evolution is absolute fact and that all alternatives are wrong.
Obviously this was not the case, and Dawkins book has actually just reinforced my belief in creationism.
Richard Dawkins - The greatest show on earth August 29, 2010
L. A. Riches
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to assemble a body of evidence to enable them to refute the nonsense
put about by creationists. There is fact after fact, presented in an eminently readable style (as always) which builds into an irrefutable case for the truth of evolution.
An Awesome Read August 23, 2010
Garry Hughes
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll keep this brief. This book is a terrific read. I read The God Delusion a couple of years ago, and would describe that book as life changing. TGSOE gives a fascinating insight into evolution. Well recommended!
Amazing book...competes for the title as the greatest book on Earth August 23, 2010
Emil T. Engelund (Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book which does nothing but amazes you at the wonders of our world! I had a very hard time putting this book away every night for the one week it took me to read through it...
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