Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized?
Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized?
Paul Davies is an internationally acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster, now based in South Australia. He is the author of some twenty award-winning books, including About Time and The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin of Life.
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Contents Acknowledgements Preface 1 Science and religion in a changing world 2 Genesis 3 Did God create the universe? 4 Why is there a universe? 5 What is life? Holism vs reductionism 6 Mind and soul 7 The self 8 The quantum factor 9 Time 10 Freewill and determinism 11 The fundamental structure of matter 12 Accident or design? 13 Black holes and cosmic chaos 14 Miracles 15 The end of the universe 16 Is the universe a 'free lunch'? 17 The physicist's conception of nature Footnotes Select Bibliography Index
Contents Acknowledgements Preface 1 Science and religion in a changing world 2 Genesis 3 Did God create the universe? 4 Why is there a universe? 5 What is life? Holism vs reductionism 6 Mind and soul 7 The self 8 The quantum factor 9 Time 10 Freewill and determinism 11 The fundamental structure of matter 12 Accident or design? 13 Black holes and cosmic chaos 14 Miracles 15 The end of the universe 16 Is the universe a 'free lunch'? 17 The physicist's conception of nature Footnotes Select Bibliography Index
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