Timothy,Let me start off by saying that I'm still a bit of a noob when it comes to understanding both biological and social evolution. I'll give my opinion of your statement based on my limited understanding of the subject, but I might be way off base here. So feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.It...

Greg,Welcome to BookTalk! I'm really glad that you decided to check it out and post. I've been reading TSB. I'm about 1/4 into it. I'm highlighting portions that I question or disagree with so that I can ask about them when I'm finished with the book. Thank you for the other book suggestions. I'm ve...

Curt,Apparently so. The gods must favor you. They are trying to keep the evil, Satanic, scientific writings of Dawkins from infiltrating your brain. But you're strong, Curt. Resist the gods and join us in pursuing our evil ways.Cheryl

I started to disagree with Dawkins a bit in chapter 2, but as I continued reading he addressed my disagreement. He was commenting on how people think it's cool to be ignorant of the sciences. It simply isn't given nearly the importance by most people as is art, music, and entertainment. People would...

Heretic,Welcome to BookTalk! I hope you find that we consider books you're interested in. I look forward to your input on the message boards. We also have a scheduled chat every Thursday evening here on this site at 9pm EST if you're interested in socializing with some of us heathens.Cheryl

Curt,Welcome to BookTalk! I'm glad you found us! Nad

Squark,Welcome to BookTalk. I hope that you're able to read Unweaving the Rainbow and participate in the discussions on the forum. Cheryl

Hi Paul! Welcome to BookTalk. I'm glad you found us and I look forward to hearing your input.Cheryl

I would like to read something a little more philosophical. I would like to become more familiar with Ayn Rand's ideas so I was thinking of any of her non-fiction works that describe some of her philosophies, specifically objectivism and rational self-interest. Maybe her lexicon.Nad

Tim,I definitely want to finish this book but I've got 3 other books underway at the moment so this one is on hold. I'll probably be able to pick it up again in June if you don't mind holding off until then. This book is fascinating!Cheryl