Feb
26th
Darwin's Ghost
By Infidel
I'm once again trying to read Darwin's Ghost.
God! Somebody shoot me!
I haven't read anything this dry since the begats in I Kings. (Wait for it. There! Now you get it!)
I'm almost to the point that I would rather be a creationist than have to read any more of this book.
Somebody help me! Isn't there a, how shall I say it, more enjoyable (dare I say, "entertaining") way to learn about evolution? When I can actually focus on what the particular chapter I'm reading is about, I get it.
But getting there...ARRRGGGG!
God! Somebody shoot me!
I haven't read anything this dry since the begats in I Kings. (Wait for it. There! Now you get it!)
I'm almost to the point that I would rather be a creationist than have to read any more of this book.
Somebody help me! Isn't there a, how shall I say it, more enjoyable (dare I say, "entertaining") way to learn about evolution? When I can actually focus on what the particular chapter I'm reading is about, I get it.
But getting there...ARRRGGGG!
Dec
30th
Darwin's Ghost (I)
By Infidel
I read the introduction...all 20 pages of it! What am I in for if
the introduction is 20 pages long?
Two observations:
1) I enjoyed the argument about HIV. Specifically how the mutations of the virus demonstrate evolution at a rapid rate rather than the usual very slow rate. This gives us a chance to study it. I didn't know there were so many strains and that they are unique to their situation.
2) I was completely fascinated by the arguement our ability to breed dogs is proof of evolution. Huh? The argument is: if species couldn't change at all, we couldn't "create" new breeds. Stop, stop, stop. I've got to think about that one!
More to come...
Two observations:
1) I enjoyed the argument about HIV. Specifically how the mutations of the virus demonstrate evolution at a rapid rate rather than the usual very slow rate. This gives us a chance to study it. I didn't know there were so many strains and that they are unique to their situation.
2) I was completely fascinated by the arguement our ability to breed dogs is proof of evolution. Huh? The argument is: if species couldn't change at all, we couldn't "create" new breeds. Stop, stop, stop. I've got to think about that one!
More to come...
Dec
27th
Darwin's Ghost
By Infidel
Well, my book came yesterday.
I'll be reading Darwin's Ghost for the next couple of weeks. I'm one of those who have a running argument with the books I read, so this should be interesting.
I started to buy The Origin of Species, but several reviewers stated that they wished that they had read Darwin's Ghost first so I decided to start with it.
I'm anxious to read it because, as I understand it, Darwin was a christian who, upon initially coming up with his theory, fought it because it didn't square with his theology. It was only after 20 years of research that he concluded that evolution is correct and creationism is not.
I'll post my thoughts and reactions as I read.
I'll be reading Darwin's Ghost for the next couple of weeks. I'm one of those who have a running argument with the books I read, so this should be interesting.
I started to buy The Origin of Species, but several reviewers stated that they wished that they had read Darwin's Ghost first so I decided to start with it.
I'm anxious to read it because, as I understand it, Darwin was a christian who, upon initially coming up with his theory, fought it because it didn't square with his theology. It was only after 20 years of research that he concluded that evolution is correct and creationism is not.
I'll post my thoughts and reactions as I read.
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