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Cosmic Beginnings and Human Ends: Where Science and Religion Meet

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To make clear what this book is: it is a collection of essays that were typed from speeches given at a convention on science and religion. It's uniquness lies in its objectivity and honesty concerning the issue of the relationship between these two spheres of influence. It includes a wide range of contributors, including scientists, biologists, philosophers and even a brain surgeon. This is NOT simply a bunch of creationists attempting to plead their case. I am a Christian, but I find much of the literature that comes out of the Institute for Creation Research to be full of ad-hoc reasoning and generally simple minded (not to mention bad science). This book is nothing like the poor representations of science to come out of the ICR. In fact, I know that at least one of the contributors, Timothy Ferris of the university of California Berkeley, is an agnostic & not even a believer. The book also includes an essay by John Leslie, who is the definitive authority on the Anthropic Principle. The greatest attribute of this book is that it is not so much about trying to make you believe or disbelieve in God, but rather that it makes one genuinely ponder the question. I have met many atheists and theists alike who have never truly done this. For the believers, it is also inspiring to find that (contrary to popular belief) there are plenty of reputable scientists out there who believe in God & have justifiable reasons for doing so. In fact, if anything, the trend seems to be that there is actually a growning number of them. A truly wonderful book.