Why Evolution Is True

“Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go."

“And although evolution operates in a purposeless, materialistic way, that doesn’t mean our lives have no purpose. Whether through religious or secular thought, we make our own purposes, meaning and morality."

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“We are the one creature to whom natural selection has bequeathed a brain complex enough to comprehend the laws that govern the universe. And we should be proud that we are the only species that has figured out how we came to be.”

Jerry A. Coyne in his book Why Evolution Is True