Review: The Dawkins Deficiency Reviewed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2012
The argument over evolution and creationism has been around for just about as long as man has existed; are we here because of a supernatural being or did we evolve into what we see today? The two schools of thought of have both the religious and scientific communities at odds as each tries to sway the other to their school of thought.Famed evolutionist Richard Dawkins has authored many well received books and lectured about the theories of evolution and purported biological evidence.  He is a firm believer that evolution is factual based on particular biological evidence and his book The Greatest Show on Earth irrefutably proves his theory. Generally his book states that there was no supernatural being that put man on earth to live and  people are misled by  religious faith which is a "delusion or a false fixed belief".On the other hand the author of the Dawkins Deficiency: Why Evolution is not The Greatest Show on Earth, Wayne Talbot is from the opposite school of thought where the truth as to how we got here, is due to a supernatural forth and faith and religion does play a role in our existence. Mr. Talbot is not a scientist but works as analyst of data systems and system analysis which would seem to make him really adept researcher and analyst. Mr. Talbot claims the by writing this book he is not attempting to influence people to change to his school of thought but is refuting the information put forth in the book by Richard Dawkins. He also asserts that Dawkins' theories are flawed and the biological procedures that are presented in the Dawkins book do not prove the theory of evolution.Overall, Dawkins Deficiency is a calculated response to The Greatest Show on Earth. This book is an interesting read and presents some great arguments against Dawkins stated theories. The author very thoroughly breaks down Dawkins book down chapter by chapter addressing and refuting the aspects of Talbot's theories by presenting his own evidence. The book covers a range of topics and is broken up into three parts; part 1 explains the evolution theory, part 2 presents Dawkins evidence, part 3 presents Talbot's response to Dawkins. The way the book is designed it allows for the reader to compare the two theories in depth and come to their own conclusions.  I enjoyed this book because it was not written in hard to grasp scientific terms; it is the everyday man's guide to understanding the theories of creationism vs. the theories of evolution. Another plus about this book is that author Talbot gives references to what information he accessed to support his argument which is great for those really wanting to venture further into the subject matter.I would recommend this book as great read for those interested in the subject of creationism vs. evolution.