Here’s another book I got for Christmas. It’s called the The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design [LINK] by Richard Dawkins.

The book is an interesting discussion on various aspects of evolution and why they make sense. It does a great job of conveying just how incredibly complicated the world really is. It’s really amazing the amount of variety and complexity that exists in the known world.

"Just as finding a watch would lead you to conclude that a watchmaker must exist, the complexity of living organisms proves that a Creator exists. Not so, says Dawkins: "All appearances to the contrary, the only watchmaker in nature is the blind forces of physics, albeit deployed in a very special way… it is the blind watchmaker."

Each chapter has a central argument (all against creationism) around some aspect of evolutionary theory.  Some examples might be "why polar bear fur is transparent" or "how bats navigate with echo-location".

This is a big book, with lots of pages and fine type. There’s a lot of information and if you take it slow the book is not a tough read. However, I really I think the author does a poor job of being concise and getting to the point.  There’s a lot of stuff discussed that’s really tangential to the chapter’s argument. In many cases the points are made and then re-made. Beating the dead horse so to speak.

I’ll likely revisit this book as I get further in, (as I said, I’m "currently reading"). So far it’s proving interesting and I’ll definitely finish but it might take a while.