in his 1986 book The Blind watchmaker why the evidence of evolution reveals a universe without design naturalist and scientific writer Richard Dawkins explains the theory of evolution and makes a case for the general public to embrace it given that Dawkins contends that there is no other empirically supported account of human Origins than Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection the book may be car characterized as controversial despite being a bestseller and receiving High appreciation for its convincing pros and thorough research it has drawn criticism for failing to provide answers for human awareness the word meme was first used by him in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene transcending human cognitive constraints scientific discoveries and the unusual societal stigma against evolution are some of its topics the title alludes to a theory put out by Theologian William paly in 1802 According to which the intricacy of nature points to an intelligent Creator this Creator is compared by paly to a watchmaker expanding on paly's example Dawkins claims that the watchmaker is blind via Evolution and natural selection but he is still able to create sophisticated objects moreover he states that the watchmaker has no intentions for the past or future according to Dawkins widespread misconceptions about Evolution contribute to several societal issues such as a disdain for nature and doubts about the effectiveness of vaccinations therefore it is imperative that Society face its mistrust of evolution and fully comprehend the data before dismissing it or asserting that the whole body of research is fraudulent according to Dawkins many people think they comprehend Darwin's ideas but they seldom realize all of the ramifications Dawkins investigates misunderstandings about Evolution among the general populace and emphasizes how incredibly unpredictable the process is it appears contradictory that Evolution gives birth to sophisticated organisms but when realizes that this process takes millions and millions of years it starts to make sense Dawkins investigates the construction of an aircraft as one example he acknowledges that the formation of a Plane by chance is incredibly unlikely when opportunities are scarce but the emergence of complex organisms becomes less surprising when opportunities to act increase we we call this method gradualism its influence may be seen in the evolution of the human eye and bat's unique echolocation ability on the surface Evolution contradicts the beliefs of many religions particularly Christianity which holds that the cosmos was created by an all powerful ultimate entity it is considerably more difficult to accept Evolution's implications that the cosmos was formed at random if one comes from a faith like this however the author does not believe that accepting Darwinism is incompatible with religious beliefs on the contrary it might help us better understand the mystery of our existence the length of time it takes for the consequences of evolution to manifest in any living thing especially in humans is another thing that many people are unaware of because of the way they are wired humans see time in small time intervals such as months or years it takes millions or even thousands of years for evolution to happen human common sense is often insufficient to identify these effects therefore empirical testing techniques like DNA must be used Dawkins goes into great detail on his computer generated simulations of DNA replication that support the theory of evolution as he states that millions of little alterations that occur over millions of years May account for the complexity of Life via Evolution it goes against our natural cognitive processes to accept random events hence humans being rational beings often attribute intelligent design to random phenomena however Dawkins delves deeply into the process by which certain animals evolved their most recognizable traits this includes the peacock tail which took on its present shape as a result of the males that had it being able to draw in more females Dawkins explores the idea of chance and provides detailed computer simulations to help his readers understand how Evolution works because they believe Evolution to be just a theory of chance many individuals reject it in actuality however Dawkins contends survival of the fittest which holds that an organism's desirable physical qualities will be passed on to its progeny whereas species lacking such traits will not survive into the future Dawkins rejects punctuated equilibrium Theory which holds that species do not develop over extended periods of time before abruptly doing so in contrast to the majority of evolution professors Dawkins on the other hand suggests that Evolution occurs continuously in very small and often undetectable ways Dawkins examines the complex controversy within the area of evolution in his book's conclusion this includes the work of Jean Baptist Lamar whose views are commonly referred to as lamaris Lamar suggested that organisms might pass pass on some acquired features that they earned throughout their lives to their offspring although Dawkins examines creationist explanations of life as well he concludes that none are as complete as the theory of evolution if you have any suggestion of which book I should summarize please let me know in the comments and if you enjoyed this please like And subscribe