“Science can chip away at agnosticism, in a way that Huxley bent over backwards to deny for the special of God. I am arguing that, notwithstanding the polite abstinence of Huxley, Gould and many others, the God question is not in principle and forever outside the remit of science. As with the nature of the stars, contra Comte, and as with the likelihood of life in orbit around them, science can make at least probabilistic inroads into the territory of agnosticism.”

In “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins

Uhm...How can you do that Dawkins, when your knowledge of Statistics is so frigging fuzzy (I’m using a polite word here)?

 

 

If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.

✪✪✪✪✪ 5 stars

This was an intense and very thought provoking read. It's anything but light and Dawkins certainly likes to pack a punch.
I imagine with this one that Dawkins is perhaps already preaching to the converted though as I think they are the only ones that would consider picking this one up.
I was not raised in a religious family but I did attend a Church of England school, looking back on it now after reading this book I can see the brainwashing in full force.
Dawkins makes numerous fantastic arguments against the existence of God and why religion is ultimately 'evil' and at times truly 'laughable'.
If you are sitting on the fence and not sure which way to go when it comes to your faith then definitely read this book.

... just because there are already plenty to choose from anyway! :)

 

Mainly, but not exclusively "history of science" entries here.

The most amazing thing about "Climbing Mount Improbable" is that it is an easy read.

 

Richard Dawkins had the talent in explaining things that he knew so well, in a storytelling way.

 

Chapter one Facing Mount Rushmore 

 

How we could usually tell what is made by nature and what is not. But sometimes, it is not the case as the natural progressions is so good that it almost looks like man-made.

 

Chapter Two Silken Fetters 

 

Using spider and spider-web designs in explaining how nature made very complicated things and it is how natural selection works. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdtYRJqNe9I

This is a 300 pages book and the first two chapters read like a breeze. 

 

Chapter 3 & 4 The Message from the Mountain and Getting off the Ground

 

The important trend of evolution is that it always progress forward. Even if there is clear advantage for going backward on the evolution design to gain more ground in the future, the body would not act this way. it would also improve the current stage and never go back on the design path even logically it would benefit it in the near future. 

 

Chapter 5 the forty-fold ath to enlightement 

 

the evolution of the eye and how different animals evolve different types of eyes. 

 

 

 

Jak przystało na książkę popularnonaukową, bardzo przystępnym językiem tłumaczy trudne zagadnienia. W tym przypadku – dotyczące ewolucji i genetyki. Z początku obawiałam się, że pewne rzeczy zostały zbyt uproszczone i pominięto szczegóły, ale ostatecznie nie miało to wpływu na zrozumienie całości. Liczne porównania wypadły świetnie i pomogły wszystko zrozumieć.

 

Niektórzy zarzucają Dawkinsowi, że jego ateizm jest zbyt wojujący, ale w tej książce tego nie widać. Tematyka okołoreligijna się pojawia, ale w ograniczonym zakresie, a argumentacja jest przedstawiona spokojnie i rzeczowo.