The Greatest Show on Earth

Wow!  Richard Dawkins' new book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is awesome!  Dawkins presents a well-organized and compelling case for the fact of physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and he writes for the general public in clear, understandable language.  I predict this book will quickly become a classic.  ( Here are additional books and websites that I consider essential reading in this realm.)  The last two paragraphs on page 426 brought me to tears.

Religious leaders should pay special attention to pages 7 and 8 and thus heed Dawkins' warning:

I Have Cancer: Staying in Seattle Area Thru Feb 2010

Two weeks ago (August 27) I discovered that I had a tumor the size of a squashed tennis ball in my spleen.  A biopsy was done the next day at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle and the pathology report says I have "diffuse large B cell lymphoma".