Lizard

If you were asked, "What books/URLS should someone read in order to understand evolution, what would you recommend?

Thanks!

Liz Craig, President
Kansas Citizens For Science
<a href="http://www.kcfs.org" target="_blank">www.kcfs.org</a>
"Bringing the Enlightenment Back to Kansas"

cloudyphiz

<a href="http://www.talkorigins.org" target="_blank">the talk origins archive</a>

definately the place to start.

-gary

enigma555

What level of study, Lizard?

If it's for college or for teachers, definately read Gould and Dawkins.

I'm sure that some of their ideas could be merged into lesson plans for high schoolers, but I think the books are a little heavy reading just by themselves.

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Valentine Pontifex

Well Lizard is already aware of The Talk.Origins Archive. :-)

Lizard, it would probably depend on the person's background, their current position, and how much time/effort they are willing to put in. I could easily recommend 20 books but that is not realistic request to make of someone.

If the reader is reasonably intellegent and needs to basics of why evolution is accepted then
<a href="http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/" target="_blank">29+ Evidences for Macroevolution</a> is a good pointer. (Pointing to specific spots in the Archive an not one in particular is probably a good ideas especially since the Archive needs some organizational improvements.)

The first half of Finding Darwin's God is one of the best book-length summaries for the layman of the evidence for evolution. Futuyma's Science on Trial is also very good.

If we are not trying to convince a person that evolution is true then another set of books can be considered. Ernst Mayr's One Long Argument would be a good suggestion. For a more advanced reader willing to do some work replace that with his Toward a New Philosophy of Biology. Those interested in natural selection might read Richard Dawkins' The Blind Watchmaker. The collections of Gould's essays are a good recomendation as well.

scigirl

Try this on-line textbook:

<a href="http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html" target="_blank">http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html</a>

There's a chapter on evolution.

scigirl

Dr.GH

Here are some of my favorite web sites:

<a href="http://nsmserver2.fullerton.edu/departments/chemistry/evolution_creation/web/#24." target="_blank">Cal State Fullerton</a>

<a href="http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/9917/evolution/evolution-for-beginners.html" target="_blank">evolution-for-beginners</a>

<a href="http://www.gcssepm.org/special/cuffey_00.htm" target="_blank">Cuffey's Contents</a>

And here is just one on hominid evo:

<a href="http://www.becominghuman.org/" target="_blank">Becoming Human</a>

RufusAtticus

I have recently found that the American Scientific Affiliation's Website is an excellent place to find papers for Christians by Christians.

<a href="http://www.asa3.org" target="_blank">ASA</a>

The papers on transitional fossils and radiometric dating are a huge use when discussing science with Christians.

~~RvFvS~~

Quetzal

And here's one my newest favorites: <a href="http://www.answersinscience.org" target="_blank">Answers in Science</a>. "Devoted to evolution & the science supporting it." A fantastic web portal with great links related to the E/C debate. Not to forget Robert Williams's <a href="http://www.gate.net/~rwms/EvoEvidence.html" target="_blank">Evolution Evidence Page</a> which not only contains essays a la TalkOrigins, but also has some good links to recent journal articles.

If you'd like some specific book recommendations not covered above, let me know.

RufusAtticus

I also think that Weiner's Beak of the Finch is a great book to introduce students to the science of evolution.

~~RvFvS~~

tgamble

<a href="http://members.aol.com/ps418/tran.htm" target="_blank">http://members.aol.com/ps418/tran.htm</a>
Missing the Missing Links: A Critical Look at Creationist Paleontologyhttp://www.gcssepm.org/special/cuffey_00.htm
The Fossil Record: Evolution or "Scientific Creation" Clifford A. Cuffeyhttp://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html
Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ <a href="http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/" target="_blank">http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/</a>
Fossil Horses FAQs <a href="http://www.talkorigins.org/features/whales/" target="_blank">http://www.talkorigins.org/features/whales/</a>
The Origin of Whales and the Power of Independent Evidence by Raymond Sutera <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/fl/direpuppy/mindblocks.html" target="_blank">http://www.angelfire.com/fl/direpuppy/mindblocks.html</a>
Creationist Mindblocks to Whale Evolution <a href="http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/PSCF12-97Miller.html" target="_blank">http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/PSCF12-97Miller.html</a>
The Precambrian to Cambrian Fossil Record and Transitional Forms <a href="http://www.asa3.org/ASA/resources/Miller.html" target="_blank">http://www.asa3.org/ASA/resources/Miller.html</a>
Taxonomy, Transitional Forms, and the Fossil Record <a href="http://www.2think.org/dobzhansky.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.2think.org/dobzhansky.shtml</a>
Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution Theodosius Dobzhanskyhttp://www.freethoughtdebater.com/FEvolutionCase.htm
Evolution: Converging Lines of Evidence P. Wesley Edwards <a href="http://talkorigins.org/faqs/molgen/" target="_blank">http://talkorigins.org/faqs/molgen/</a>
Plagiarized Errors and Molecular Genetics Another argument in the evolution-creation controversy <a href="http://talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/" target="_blank">http://talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/</a>
29 Evidences for Macroevolution <a href="http://www.freethought-web.org/ctrl/gould_leviathan.html" target="_blank">http://www.freethought-web.org/ctrl/gould_leviathan.html</a>
Hooking Leviathan by Its Past
Abusing science the case against creationism by Phillip kitcher.

Fallacies of Creationism by Willard Young

In the beggining a scientist shows why the creationists are wrong by Chris McGowen

The triumph of evolution and the collapse of creationism by Niles Eldredge.

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