Jerry Coynes', Why Evolution is True, had the instinctive capacity to utilize science as the perfect means to force me to question everything I had been taught about evolution. He presents and explains his ideas about evolution systematically and in detail. While reading each chapter, I was able to reflect on my personal evaluation of “Why Evolution is True” based on Jerry Coyne’s words and ideas. The idea of evolution is met with much defiance for several reasons.
Coyne explains why he feels resistance to evolution should not exist. Coyne attempts to persuade all to follow suit in his theory of evolution. Immediately upon opening Why Evolution is True, Jerry Coynes' viewpoint is not only clear, but convincing. He then goes on to introduce …show more content…
He explains how we evolved from the same ancestor from which the modern chimpanzee evolved. Coyne lays out the complete trail of evidence supporting evolution, ranging from the fossil record of dinosaur bones to sophisticated DNA analysis. According to Coyne, natural selection is just but a ‘tinkerer’. This means that natural selection does not allow any original perfection in a species but, only improves on what has already been …show more content…
Coyne cautiously covers both aspects of the story. What stood out the most to me was his dolphin reference, he explained the development of the embryo and how the hind limbs didn’t fully evolve because the dolphins origin environment was land. He mentioned the discovery of fossils that had clear indications of animals evolving.
The topic of bad design in terms of evolving, questions why a creator would start the growth of certain characteristics in an embryo just to stunt that growth, was interesting. Cynoes’ idea that imperfect design is the mark of evolution rather than the idea of perfect design was thought provoking. His supporting evidence behind his theory, his graphic description behind the gaps between the human ovary and the fallopian tube or how the male urethras poor design was explained in extensive detail.
Another impressive instance of Coynes’ ability to provide supporting evidence for his imperfect design idea is the abnormal course of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. The never takes a seemingly needlessly long course down from the throat to the aorta and back again, since it was once attached to a gill arch in the developing embryo. Coyne analyzes all the staggering evidence from biogeography to the odd patterns left over from the breakup of
Coyne explains why he feels resistance to evolution should not exist. Coyne attempts to persuade all to follow suit in his theory of evolution. Immediately upon opening Why Evolution is True, Jerry Coynes' viewpoint is not only clear, but convincing. He then goes on to introduce …show more content…
He explains how we evolved from the same ancestor from which the modern chimpanzee evolved. Coyne lays out the complete trail of evidence supporting evolution, ranging from the fossil record of dinosaur bones to sophisticated DNA analysis. According to Coyne, natural selection is just but a ‘tinkerer’. This means that natural selection does not allow any original perfection in a species but, only improves on what has already been …show more content…
Coyne cautiously covers both aspects of the story. What stood out the most to me was his dolphin reference, he explained the development of the embryo and how the hind limbs didn’t fully evolve because the dolphins origin environment was land. He mentioned the discovery of fossils that had clear indications of animals evolving.
The topic of bad design in terms of evolving, questions why a creator would start the growth of certain characteristics in an embryo just to stunt that growth, was interesting. Cynoes’ idea that imperfect design is the mark of evolution rather than the idea of perfect design was thought provoking. His supporting evidence behind his theory, his graphic description behind the gaps between the human ovary and the fallopian tube or how the male urethras poor design was explained in extensive detail.
Another impressive instance of Coynes’ ability to provide supporting evidence for his imperfect design idea is the abnormal course of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. The never takes a seemingly needlessly long course down from the throat to the aorta and back again, since it was once attached to a gill arch in the developing embryo. Coyne analyzes all the staggering evidence from biogeography to the odd patterns left over from the breakup of