Reddit reviews The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

"Prove" is a strong word. The fossil record provides extremely strong evidence for evolution from a common ancestor, but I concede that if that was all the evidence we have, I might not accept evolution either (though I am not a paleontologist... They might disagree).

But fossils are only one tiny bit of the overall evidence. In fact when Darwin formulated his theory, he didn't even have anything close to the fossil record we have now. His evidence came not from fossils but from comparative Anatomy and biogeology. And nowadays we have far more powerful evidence such as DNA & Genetics. I can completely understand why you don't accept evolution based solely on the fossil record, but if that is all you are looking at, you are ignoring the vast majority of the evidence.

If you sincerely want to know more, you can start on this Wikipedia page.. From there, I recommend either Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne or The Greatest Show on Earth. Both go into all the various bits of evidence, from all the various fields. Either one will give you a much deeper understanding of why the fossil record is very compelling evidence, but how it is far from the only evidence.

I would not read On the Origin of Species to get an introduction to evolution. It is quite long winded, but that was the standard of the time.

I would start with Why is Evolution True by Jerry Coyne and The Greatest Show on Earth by Dawkins. At this point you should have a good grasp on the basics.

After reading these if you want a more technical introduction I would suggests The Selfish Gene by Dawkins.

Big Bang Theory and Evolution are not really related, so I don't think you'll find a book with both, but, to answer your question:

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins is a great book on evolution.


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And Richard Dawkin's Greatest Show on Earth.

>but she still shook her head and explained how she doesn't understand how monkeys just popped up from the big bang.

The same process you used applies here, monkeys didn't just "pop" up, they came from an ancestor. Perhaps a visual like this can help.

> but then she said "What about diseases that are still around, why aren't we at the point where we are immune to everything?

Evolution doesn't 'finish' its an ongoing process. Additionally while some mutations are beneficial and help survival, others just 'come along for the ride' which may ultimately the cause of certain diseases/disorders/etc.

I'm no expert on additional readings, but i did enjoy The Greatest Show on Earth

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