Are we just a coincidence?

This book by Brno geneticist Eduard Kejnovský is a colourful mosaic of ideas touching on the greatest questions of modern biology – the origin of life, evolution, the origin of man, the origin of speech – and the author's relationship with God. The author's erudition guarantees scientific accuracy, and his perspective is reflected in a philosophising, yet light and readable style. Associate Professor Kejnovský has a synthetic or holistic view of nature, perceiving its players in their mutual contexts.

“Eda has written an excellent text, incredibly witty, biologically well-founded, philosophically deep, and yet very personal. Many sentences will certainly become popular in teachers' explanations, for example, that evolution is not an ethics committee, that a trypanosome is a parasite with the soul of an illusionist, a virus is a footnote that has decided to take over the main text, or that evolution only wanted better decision-making but got Shakespeare. The reader perceives behind every sentence many well-read sources and original reflections; the text is mature, precise, informed, beautiful, and provocative. It is a one-sitting read, but at the same time, it is necessary to return to individual chapters. A joy to read!”

Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Orko Vácha, Ph.D.

“This book is a thrilling journey through the history of evolution, from the birth of stardust to human consciousness. Geneticist Eduard Kejnovský, with the confidence of an experienced populariser, connects modern genomics with philosophical and spiritual questions. He presents biology as a story full of order, chance, and evolutionary compromises. In the fine-tuning of the cosmos, the author humbly finds a deeper harmony of the world. It is inspiring reading for anyone searching for the meaning of our existence in the chilling emptiness of the universe.”

Prof. Ing. Jaroslav Doležel, DrSc., dr. h. c.