Going to do some Reading

[TheAntiLion]

I'm planing to start reading the Orgin of the Species by Darwin, because I would like to get a good clasp at what exactly is evolution. Has anyone else read it? And should I know anything about it before I start reading? And anything else about the book I should know before I start the reading of it?

 

[Deamiter]

First thing you should know is that the book is dead wrong on a lot of things, and mind-numbingly boring throughout. It's written in an old style of English before the field of genetics even existed!

Reading The Origin of the Species might be interesting if you're into that sort of thing (I am) and it'll give you a good idea about what first inspired the theory of evolution, but you won't get a list of current evidences (he's dead wrong in a few places -- mostly about how inheritance works) and because of that it's not at all a good summary of evolution.

If you're interested in the beginning of evolution, you'd be better served looking up a history book. If you're interested in the actual workings of evolution, you might look up an easy read like Finding Darwin's God by Kenneth Miller, or just visit Talk Origins for a more comprehensive list of evidences (with citations for even more detail).

 

[TheAntiLion]

Well I don't like to read much stuff on the net, I still prefer the book form . I might think about seeing if the libary has the copy of the book you suggested.