The Evidence for Evolution



The Evidence for Evolution

Introduction

The book “The Greatest Show on Earth” by Richard Dawkins, addresses issues related to evolution, especially human. In the first chapter the author talks about how complex it is for society to accept the theory of evolution that has provided science and focuses on answering the question. The author Richard Dawkins is a British ethnologist, interested in researching everything about evolution. It is considered totally atheist and a strong critic of any religious extremism.

Richard Dawkins, known atheist and author of numerous books on evolutionary biology, author of "The Greatest Show on Earth", which is part of the scientific evidence. Dawkins is an example of an affirmation of the natural evolution such as selection. Richard Dawkins' chapter 'History written all over us' provides an articulate and persuasive presentation of vestigial structures. Many agree with his stance on evolution through natural selection using different aspects of biology as evidence of such theory (Dawkins, 2009).

In biology, evolution is the transformation of species living manifested by changes in their genetic characteristics and morphological over generations. Successive changes can lead to the formation of new species. The theory of evolution is an explanation scientific diversification of forms of life that appear in nature. This diversification since the earliest forms of life is the origin of the biodiversity present.

Richard Dawkins closes the book with the observations that Darwin increasing the height of his intellectual legacy which won a decisive moment in the history of the natural sciences. However, in doing so, Dawkins starts executing a dramatic proof of evolution. In his preface to the book, Dawkins emphasizes that the book is and how it differs from his other works, such as The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion, acknowledges that his earlier works were not an explicit proof of evolution (Dawkins, 1989).

In his scientific works Dawkins develops the view of evolution. This position he describes in his book. As an ethnologist who studies animal behaviour and its role in natural selection, it promotes the idea that the gene is a key unit of selection in evolution. Dawkins is sceptical of maladaptive processes in the evolution and selection at levels "above" genes. In particular, he is sceptical of the usefulness of group selection for understanding the phenomenon of altruism. At first glance, this behaviour seems to be an evolutionary paradox, since it involves the expenditure of valuable resources, and thus, reduces the fitness of the organism (Phillips, 2012).

Dawkins's ability to explain the concepts related to evolution is well known but it is always a delight to read and let him explain concepts. This book is no exception. Dawkins gets to banish misconceptions of our brains as linear image we usually do the evolutionary process, or masterfully explains how long is the process by which a species is from another, but at no time an individual will have parents or offspring of another species, or as it is clear that there are no transitional fossils is that all fossils ...