The Devil's Chaplain

The shark swims better than a human, the cheetah runs better, the swift flies better, and the capuchin climbs better. The elephant is stronger than a human, and the sequoia is more long-lived. However, as the author of the books "The Selfish Gene" and "God as a Illusion" reminds us, we have something much more valuable: the understanding of natural selection and a repulsion towards its fruits, the gift of foresight, and a mind capable of penetrating the essence of things and encompassing the entire universe. In his essays on science, religion, and common sense, the famous naturalist and philosopher urges the reader to let go of illusions and see the wonders in what reality itself presents us.