Dawkins: Chapter Analysis

In the first chapter of this week’s reading, Dawkins’ discusses complex design versus simple design. I found this chapter very interesting for a few reasons. First, I liked how he explained the difference between complex and and simple design. He explains that simple designs, such as objects like rocks, are made by physics. He states that they do not have a unique design and if you cut any of them in half they would all seem mostly similar because they are typically homogenous. In the cases in which they are homogenous, they are still not as much complexity in them. Whereas, he explains that complex things, such as animals, as heterogenous. He explains that they all have separate working parts that are put together in such a complex way that …show more content…
However, they do need something that will help them spot their prey which is why they developed echolocation through natural selection. I also really liked this example because it was the example really helped me understand the basic concepts easier. The third chapter, I found to be more interesting. I liked this chapter because it explained how the randomness is not so random. I really liked the analogy of the pebbles on the beach. It explained how that one person could look how out how the pebbles lay on the beach and say it is random, another could say that it was put there by some mystical force, and the last person could look at how the pebbles were laid out and study them to find in answer. They could study the waves, the shapes of the pebbles, and the size of the pebbles. From that information, they could then use the information gathered to explain why the pebbles were put that way and why they look a certain way. This was cool because it helped explain that it takes so many factors to make things the way they are and showed us not to just ignore the little things in life. Overall, the reading had many interesting thoughts and helped me understand how intricate evolution really