“Thank Evolution for Michael Dowd! Whether God had anything or not to do with evolution is a matter of belief. Yet as Dowd makes clear, even atheists are left in a glowing state of spirituality once the awe-inspiring wonder of the 'Great Story' is understood. Dowd next shows that we, as a species, are about to make great changes in the near future. Awakened by the sciences of evolution and ecology, the human race is about to evolve again, to a broader level of awareness.  We are literally on the verge of creating a new era, says Dowd, one that corresponds quite nicely with the transcendent future predicted by many different faiths. If true, we are certainly the most privileged generation in history, living witnesses to the great scientific-spiritual transformation that will soon sweep all before it. ”