Undeniable by Bill Nye

The book, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation by Bill Nye describes the evidence for evolution.  He relays a debate he has with a creationist and proceeds to poke holes in the theories laid out by the gentleman.

It is interesting to see the emotional frustration of a scientists attempting to respond to critics who are not open to their own critical self assessment.  It is a lesson for all of us holding on to specific beliefs that may need to be adjusted to accommodate new information.  The new information does need to be held up to critical assessment. We've had many studies where the belief of scientists caused them to cherry pick data with negative consequences for society (vaccine scares, early studies on health effects of cholesterol). 

Bill Nye suggests that the Theory of Evolution is useful because of its utility.  We can predict outcomes.  We can see evolution in real time as bacterial colonies mutate to become resistant to antibiotics. The book is an excellent text on helping all of us become critical thinkers, helping us make decisions based on the best evidence available, and adjusting our beliefs so they are built on solid rocks of evidence and not the random sands of chance.

The earth is not really 6,000 years old - 7 min.