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Archive for the ‘Evolution’ Category

Evidence for Evolution

Friday, May 29th, 2009

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for EvolutionRichard Dawkins’ new book is The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. This will be a great follow up to The Ancestor’s Tale – A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life. I can barely wait. It is appropriate that it is published in the year of Darwin’s 200th birthday, and the 150th anniversary of his Origin of Species. Evolution is a fascinating subject* – where did we come from, who or what are we? This sort of knowledge can also help to dispel myths about our origins, which still prevail in many places and cultures on our planet in the 21st century, unfortunately.

*Anyone who doesn’t agree.. I am not going to say it. Here’s a link to Dawkins on YouTube

I love Ida

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

The Link by Colin TudgeThe 47 million year old fossil primate, Darwinius masillae was uncovered at Messel Pit in Germany.
‘Ida’ is considered to be a transitional fossil or ‘missing link’ between early primates and monkeys, apes and humans.

The idea of ‘missing links’ fascinated me at quite a young age, though I didn’t grasp the idea of evolution until later on. Having said that, I don’t recall at any time accepting the Adam and Eve story as a satisfactory answer to human origins.

For more information about Ida visit www.revealingthelink.com