For Graffin, the appeal of both worlds was that, at their best, they challenged authority, dogma and given truths and opened up space for the anarchic process of creativity.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “ explains how evolution can be a guide to life.” - Scientific American “A worldview eloquently expressed.” - Chicago Tribune Put them together, what do you get? Greg Graffin, and this uniquely fascinating book.” - Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of G uns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse

Take another man who wonders whether vertebrates arose in rivers or in the ocean, is fascinated by evolution, creativity, and Ice Age animals. “Take one man who rejects authority and religion, and leads a punk band. It is a book for anyone who has ever wondered if God really exists. Anarchy Evolution sheds new light on the long-standing debate on religion and the human condition. He describes his own coming-of-age as an artist and the formation of his naturalist worldview over the past three decades. In this passionate polemic, Graffin argues that art and science have a deep connection. Alongside science writer Steve Olson (whose Mapping Human History was a National Book Award finalist), Graffin delivers a powerful discussion sure to strike a chord with readers of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion or Christopher Hitchens God Is Not Great. Put them together, what do you get? Greg Graffin, and this uniquely fascinating book.” -Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and SteelĪnarchy 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.

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