So here is another one with logical reasoning to it by Dawkins. The last one I read was The God Delusion. Anyways, this was the book which motivated me to read other books by Dawkins.
I'm not very sure about the book. First thing was that I was not aware of a lot of biological/botanical terms mentioned even when the explanation was very easy. So this was a bit tough read in that sense but there were definitely some light moments :)
My second thought is that the whole idea of gene supremacy was so over served that it actually sounded fiction. As I mentioned earlier that I am not a subject matter expert here but still the whole narration was so gene centric that it was not convincing enough.
I understood that gene is responsible for how species evolve but the examples are so selective and put forward in such a way that it forcefully tries to drive the point which should have come naturally. So as far as logic and reasoning is concerned this one stands nowhere when compared with God Delusion. A reader is more than willing to receive new thoughts but you can't push a point beyond a limit.
Another thing which I'll like to add here is that all the examples and phenomena mentioned in the book added a lot to my understanding about life of different species e.g. bees.
This is a good read but most of the people who don't have patience for the going through the initial thought set up will find it boring.
I'm not very sure about the book. First thing was that I was not aware of a lot of biological/botanical terms mentioned even when the explanation was very easy. So this was a bit tough read in that sense but there were definitely some light moments :)
My second thought is that the whole idea of gene supremacy was so over served that it actually sounded fiction. As I mentioned earlier that I am not a subject matter expert here but still the whole narration was so gene centric that it was not convincing enough.
I understood that gene is responsible for how species evolve but the examples are so selective and put forward in such a way that it forcefully tries to drive the point which should have come naturally. So as far as logic and reasoning is concerned this one stands nowhere when compared with God Delusion. A reader is more than willing to receive new thoughts but you can't push a point beyond a limit.
Another thing which I'll like to add here is that all the examples and phenomena mentioned in the book added a lot to my understanding about life of different species e.g. bees.
This is a good read but most of the people who don't have patience for the going through the initial thought set up will find it boring.
