Amazon.com Review
Darwin's controversial theory of evolution has, for the most part, been accepted by academia and by society at large. Arne Wyller argues that life has developed far too quickly and that human knowledge is far too advanced for evolution to depend upon natural selection. Resisting the implications that the universe is a meaningless series of natural accidents, Wyller shows not only the error of the thinking that has influenced every commercial and institutional facet of our lives, but also explains how a belief in a guided and principled universe changes our ideas of human determinism, free will, and the role of humankind in the global and cosmic communities.
From Booklist
Astrophysicist Wyller presents a bold and intriguing hypothesis that seeks to connect spirit and matter and expand the conceptual structure of our all-too-limited theory of evolution. He calls his concept the "Planetary Mind Field," which he postulates as a possible approach to answering a key question: How could the vast amount of information contained within the genetic code of complex organisms have evolved purely by chance and natural selection? There just hasn't been enough time for the random generation of such miracles as the human eye and brain, two organs Wyller analyzes at length. He gets creative and positively mystical as he moves from "hard" science to philosophy, quoting from sources as diverse as Aristotle, Einstein, Strindberg, C. S. Lewis, Darwin, and Jung to support his belief in the existence of some sort of cosmic intelligence behind the workings of our "conscious" universe. The implications of this vision are enormous and quite compelling, and Wyller isn't alone in his quest for a new paradigm for comprehending the mysteries of life. Clearly, we have a lot to learn, maybe even to remember. Donna Seaman
