Reddit reviews Why Evolution is True

Check out the sidebar links:

• recommended viewing (start here - there are short videos that will get you up to speed in about 20-30 minutes)
  
• recommended reading (for more in-depth learning)
  
  Berkeley has a nice evolution portal that you can click through at your own pace, if that's your thing.
  
  Ultimately, if you're wanting a solid introduction to what evolution is, how it works, and the evidence for it, I'd recommend Jerry Coyne's book Why Evolution is True.

Have you actually explored both sides of the spectrum?

What books have you read in favor of evolution? What books on astrophysics? And have you read anything about secular moral philosophies, or evolutionary theories of altruism?

> I do not understand the theory and I thought that based on the answers that I received here I would make a decision based on how much I really want to read up on it.

That is literally like asking about how to make ice cream in a subreddit about developing black and white film.

If you're interested in a topic, research the topic using relevant resources.

>Can you suggest some books that a person in my position of ignorance would find beneficial?

Start with Why Evolution is True, Wikipedia, RationalWiki, Iron Chariots, and any highschool text on evolution, and then go from there.

Dawkins has written several good books on evolution, "The Blind Watchmaker" is another good one.

"Why Evolution is True" by Prof. Jerry Coyne is another informative (and fun) book on evolution.

Here are a few of my favorites:

The Beak of the Finch

Wild Trees

Almost anything by Richard Dawkins

Why Evolution is True

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• Considered (by many) the "best" layperson's book on evolution: Why Evolution is True by outspoken atheist biology professor Jerry Coyne.
  
• This accommodationist drivel turns my stomach but may be exactly what you need: Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground is written by Christian biologist Ken Miller, who is a no-nonsense advocate of evolution (and an excellent explainer) but also has the Christian cred that will let believers lend him their ear.

> Why can't God copy/paste?

I can see this has already gone nowhere fast.

If you wish to entertain the possibility of another truth, I highly recommend this book. Before you ask the inevitable, yes - I've read the Bible. Didn't find the truth in it, unfortunately.

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Evolution-True-Jerry-Coyne/dp/146923307X