Opinions on Evolving Ourselves By J. Enriquez and S. Gullans

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In summary, some may find the ideas presented in Evolving Ourselves to be controversial and not fully supported by the evidence. Jerry Coyne's review in The Washington Post highlights some of the flaws in the book and suggests approaching it with skepticism.
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I recently finished listening to the audio-book of Evolving Ourselves, and I really enjoyed it. I have, however, heard that some of what was in that book is somewhat controversial, so, for anyone who has read this book, I am very curious to hear what people more learned than me think of this book
 
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That review nicely summarizes what is wrong with the book in the OP.

The authors’ unconvincing thesis is not exactly helped by their many errors or misstatements about evolutionary theory and research.
 

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