Why Evolution Is True

"Coyne'sknowledgeofevolutionarybiologyisprodigious,hisdeploymentofitasmasterfulashistouchislight."-RichardDawkinsInthecurrentdebateaboutcreationismandintelligentdesign,thereisanelementofthecontroversythatisrarelymentioned-theevidence.Yettheproofofevolutionbynaturalselectionisvast,varied,andmagnificent.Inthissuccinctandaccessiblesummaryofthefactssupportingthetheoryofnaturalselection,JerryA.Coynedispelscommonmisunderstandingsandfearsaboutevolutionandclearlyconfirmsthescientifictruththatsupportsthisamazingprocessofchange.Weavingtogetherthemanythreadsofmodernworkingenetics,paleontology,geology,molecularbiology,andanatomythatdemonstratethe"indeliblestamp"oftheprocessesfirstproposedbyDarwin,"WhyEvolutionIsTrue"doesnotaimtoprovecreationismwrong.Rather,byusingirrefutableevidence,itsetsouttoproveevolutionright.