Saturday, November 28, 2020

Climbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins

Rating: WORTHY!

Coming off the release of yet another children's work of fiction, and before I start on the next, it's time to look at some non-fiction print books that I've owned for a while, read some time ago, and never got around to blogging. These will all be science-based works, mostly about evolution, that have been useful to me, educational and helpful.

It's been a while since I've done battle with the idiot creationists, the main reason being that it's a waste of time. There is no creation science. It does not exist in any way, shape, or form. There is creation religion - blind belief unsupported by any evidence - and it's a waste of time arguing with those who swallow those lies, because there is no amount of fact, or evidence, or science, or truth that you cam set before them that will ever impact in any way upon their brainwashed hive mind. But if you want to take on that hopeless challenge, or evne just be better armed to defend your own scientific views, these are some of the boosk you might find useful to have on your reading list.

Last but by no means least, this is I think also in my top three. Or four! There are so many to choose from. This is another one taking aim at the evidence-free non-science (read: nonsense) of creationism by addressing the baseless creationist claim that evolution is too improbable to have happened - hence the title! With his usual wit, solid facts, clear arguments and fine writing, Dawkins takes the creationists to the cleaners and makes them pay for the job. I commend it fully.