Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
I've never read the Origin of species, but I have done Biology to A level standard, and I was a good student if I do say so myself and so I did more reading than required of the course. Unlike the Bible, work on evolution has progressed and so I think that reading other works is as useful.
You are right, of course. On the Origin of Species is by no means the last word on evolution by natural selection. But since Chuck gets it in the neck from creationists as the agent of the devil (they even have a word for it; 'Darwinism' ) I thought it might be the best suggestion to start with.

If someone posts that they don't agree with evolution but have read Maynard Smith, I'll be just as informed.