In the current debate about creationism and intelligent design, there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned-the evidence. Yet the proof of evolution by natural selection is vast, varied, and magnificent. In this succinct and accessible summary of the facts supporting the theory of natural selection, Jerry A. Coyne dispels common misunderstandings and fears about evolution and clearly confirms the scientific truth that supports this amazing process of change. Weaving together the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the "indelible stamp" of the processes first proposed by Darwin, Why Evolution Is True does not aim to prove creationism wrong. Rather, by using irrefutable evidence, it sets out to prove evolution right.
Stephen Brusatte is a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist.
@SorensenHank I’d suggest starting with some of Steve Gould’s essays and Carl Zimmer’s textbooks and pop sci books. And Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution is True is a good read that covers a lot of ground and a lot of the evidence in a breezy way.
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@krishnamku I came across this fact in the book "Why Evolution is True" by Jerry Coyne. But you can find more information on several websites and papers. https://t.co/C1HFf00Dz4 https://t.co/0WMAZlzBAL
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Delighted that Jerry Coyne (Why Evolution Is True) has picked up on my latest critique of Steven Novella's anti-scientific views about the nature of sex. https://t.co/A7adb6j2IH
"[Coyne] makes an unassailable case."
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"In nine crisp chapters...the respected evolutionary biologist lays out an airtight case that Earth is unspeakably old and that new species evolve from previous ones."
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"I recommend that Mr. Coyne's insightful and withering assessment of evolutionary studies of human psychology and behavior be taped to the bathroom mirrors of all those (perhaps especially journalists) inclined to be swept into excited announcements of What Evolution Shows About Us."
-Philip Kitcher, Wall Street Journal
"With logic and clarity, Coyne presents the vast trove of scientific evidence that supports Darwin's theory."
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