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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design is a 1986 book by Richard Dawkins, in which the author presents an explanation of, and argument for, the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. He also presents arguments to refute certain criticisms made on his first book, The Selfish Gene.
The Blind Watchmaker is a documentary where Richard Dawkins challenges William Paley's theories on creationism and takes on Paley's descendants. [1] It was produced in 1987 by Jeremy Taylor and Richard Dawkins for BBC Horizon series and won the Sci-Tech Award for Best Science Documentary of the year. [2]
In The Blind Watchmaker, Dawkins goes on to provide a graphical model of gene selection involving entities he calls biomorphs. These are two-dimensional sets of line segments which bear relationships to each other, drawn under the control of "genes" that determine the appearance of the biomorph. By selecting entities from sequential generations ...
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The watchmaker disassembled and reassembled the timepieces, studied their intricate parts all handmade by Charles. Some of the pieces are unique, the watchmaker said, and more complex than a Rolex
The Blind Watchmaker. 1986. River Out of Eden. 1995. Climbing Mount Improbable. 1996. Unweaving the Rainbow. 1998. A Devil's Chaplain. 2003. The Ancestor's Tale. 2004. The God Delusion. 2006. The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing. 2008. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. 2009.
He doesn't say the blind watchmaker thesis IS supported by "overwhelming evidence". He says "IF" it is supported by overwhelming evidence then we must support it. But the he goes on to say that its NOT based on overwhelming evidence, instead it is based on "philosophical grounds". Which is exactly right. The blind watch maker is a philosophical ...
New Smyrna Beach Surf Culture. Surf culture runs deeps in New Smyrna Beach. Learn about its rich history at the New Smyrna Museum of History, where a permanent East Coast Surf Exhibit details the ...