Greg Graffin, and this uniquely fascinating book.” —Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Anarchy Evolution is a provocative look at the collision between religion and science, by an author with unique authority: UCLA lecturer in Paleontology, and founding member of Bad Religion, Greg Graffin. Therefore, I was sure his musings on Atheism would reflect the same quality. Graffin, as the singer and co-founder of the punk rock band Bad Religion as well as a evolution professor at UCLA, uses his unique experiences as references in explaining his thoughts on the subjects of evolution and God.Kind of hard to review as it's right up my lane.
Greg Graffin’s complex experiences in the field of evolutionary biology; combined with his equally complex experiences on stage as the lead singer of the punk rock band Bad Religion highlight the inevitable- yet beautiful- anarchy of existence itself.
To be honest, I'm not much of a scientist, so those parts weren't as interesting to me as the parts about playing in a punk rock band. 304 pages. I enjoyed it. Von Vereinigtes Königreich nach Deutschland
Soon I found out, to my surprise, that he is a biologist! Entertaining, yet satisfies my scientific curiosity. He has served as a lecturer in life sciences and paleontology at UCLA. This book was so informational and engaging that I couldn't put it down.
Graffin obtained his Ph.D. at Cornell University and has lectured courses in life sciences and paleontology at the University of California, Los AngelGregory Walter Graffin is an American punk rock musician and college professor. I never would have guessed I’d be reading about Darwin and Bad Religion on alternating pages of the same book. His third solo album, Millport, is a refined mixture of folk and country reuniting the two songwriters from Bad Religion with the rhythm section of Social Distortion. As an adolescent growing up when drugs, sex, and trouble could be had on any given night, Graffin discovered that the study of evolution provided a framework through which he could make sense of the world. Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without GodPerennial, 2011. Customer service is our top priority!.
“Countries with a high percentage of nonbelievers are among the freest, most stable, best-educated, and healthiest nations on earth. Reprint. Moreover, he has a family, one divorce which by the way remarks on his book as tragedy and such a punk life I've always wanted to have.It’s not often that you think of punk rock and PhD’s mixing, but they meld perfectly in Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God.
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Greg Graffin, and this uniquely fascinating book.” —Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Anarchy Evolution is a provocative look at the collision between religion and science, by an author with unique authority: UCLA lecturer in Paleontology, and founding member of Bad Religion, Greg Graffin.
Bright, tight and clean. Not overstocks or remainder copy!|VCF. I had to get to known the lead vocalist.
I never would have guessed I’d be reading about Darwin and Bad Religion on alternating pages of the same book. Paperback. It is a book for anyone who has ever wondered if God really exists.
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In this provocative and personal book, he describes his own coming of age as an artist and the formation of his naturalist worldview on questions involving God, science, and human existence. Von Vereinigtes Königreich nach Deutschland
Paperback. But the idea that atheists are somehow less moral, honest, or trustworthy have been disproven by study after study.”
Published Graffin obtained his Ph.D. at Cornell University and has lectured courses in life sciences and paleontology at the University of California, Los Angeles.Gregory Walter Graffin is an American punk rock musician and college professor. Greg Graffin, and this uniquely fascinating book.” —Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Anarchy Evolution is a provocative look at the collision between religion and science, by an author with unique authority: UCLA lecturer in Paleontology, and … Looking for books by Greg Graffin? The intertwining of his own life story and artistic contributions with evolutionary theory is also of note.
"Around the time of Bad Religion's 'Gray Race' (1996), I was undergoing some unusual stress.
If you're not into Bad Religion and/or natural history, you may not really care about it at all.I absolutely loved this book.
Graffin is a staunch "naturalist" (he hates the word atheist because it only represents something you're against). By writing, I think he is processing some stuff, it just feels to me he published it just 'cause other singers from other bands have also published books.Unlike others, I fail to see the point of this book.
While the battle between religion and science is often displayed in the starkest of terms, "Anarchy Evolution" provides fresh and nuanced insights into the long-standing debate about atheism and the human condition. Greg Graffin, and this uniquely fascinating book.” —Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Anarchy Evolution is a provocative look at the collision between religion and science, by an author with unique authority: UCLA lecturer in Paleontology, and founding member of Bad Religion, Greg Graffin.