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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Richard Dawkins wrote a book for people in exactly this situation. It’s called “The Blind Watchmaker.” It doesn’t cover cosmology, but it will cleanly address your first and third questions. It pays special attention to dispelling the myths that are sometimes confusing to people with a religious background.
He is on a short list of the most impactful biologists in the second half of the 20th century, so you’re really in good hands learning from him.
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