Before anyone comes for me, I grew up southern baptist – went to a private christian school & was homeschooled for a few years. The extent of my “science” education when it came to evolution & the origin of the universe was “if we came from monkeys why do monkeys still exist?” and “look at this galaxy that’s shaped like a cross, isn’t god amazing!!” I’m an atheist now and would like to have some sort of understanding of how our world came to be, but trying to figure it out as an adult with no real foundation has been incredibly difficult, and none of it’s making sense. I also know I’m asking a lot as all 3 of those subjects are pretty extensive, so if you know any good videos or books I’d love some recommendations!
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Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne or The Greatest Show On Earth by Richard Dawkins are good places to start understanding evolution. Both books came out in “Darwin year” — the 200 year anniversary of Darwin’s birth — and both basically attempt to do the same thing: lay out the evidence for evolution and give you a basic overview of how it works.
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