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An influential astrophysicist and the former scientific editor of Astrophysical Journal proposes a theory that incorporates both scientific and religious world views, arguing that God is a scientifically plausible source of consciousness and that God and science can explain each other.

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Physicist Haisch thinks "Let there be light" isn't just a randomly chosen phrase for the Creation. Indeed, he believes that in the mysteries of light rest clues to the deepest mysteries of the universe, something he calls God, though he doesn't mean by that word the personification that some believers prefer. A scientist who has worked in astrophysics and theoretical physics, Haisch has retained his wonder at the universe from childhood, as he describes in the affecting memoir with which the book begins. Many scientists find no tension between their profession and the profession of belief in divinity, but Haisch goes one step further by attempting to find a scientific explanation for the phenomenon generally called God. Light, that familiar but utterly mysterious force, is the key to such an understanding. Readable and engaging, Haisch will be embraced by those concerned with finding ways of reconciling science and religion. Patricia Monaghan
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Bernard Haisch, Ph.D. is an astrophysicist, author of over 130 scientific publications, and was a scientific editor of the Astrophysical Journal for ten years. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Haisch did postdoctoral research at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. His professional positions include Staff Scientist at the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory; Deputy Director of the Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics at the University of California, Berkeley; and Visiting Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrische Physik in Garching, Germany. He was also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Scientific Exploration. Prior to his career in astrophysics, Haisch attended the Latin School of Indianapolis and the St. Meinrad Seminary as a student for the Catholic priesthood. The God Theory is his first solo book. He is married, with three children, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Marsha Sims.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Wheel; 0 edition (May 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 157 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1578633745
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1578633746
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9.25 inches

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Douglas E Richards Brought Me Here

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Like many of you that will read this review, I am not a scientist, but I am more curious than the average person about scientific phenomena. Near future science fiction is a genre that I quite enjoy, and the book Quantum Lens led me to The God Theory. I have no regrets with my purchase, and the time I spent reading it.

As a person of faith, the reductionist science popular today has (to me anyway) logical flaws and inconsistencies. Some of the theories just don't make sense (such as the many worlds theory). Was I being blinded or biased because of my faith? Or was I just not smart enough?Seeing a respected scientist challenge some of these theories is reassuring that it wasn't any dullness on my part.

This book was a very informative and stimulating read. It hasn't changed my core beliefs, but it has filled many voids in my knowledge and given me more tools with which to understand the world. Better yet, I have a completely new understanding of some concepts that were already familiar. And yes, there are things I thought I knew before that I am less sure of now, because while the book hasn't shown me what it is (consciousness), it has clearly shown me what it is not.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone, regardless of their belief system or lack thereof. I really appreciate that it wasn't exceptionally long, had no complex formulae that would make it difficult to understand, and explains very complex theories in layman's terms.

Well done, Dr Haisch. Well done.

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An excellent discussion

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2011

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PIECING TOGETHER THE BIG BANG THEORY, QUANTUM PHYSICS, THE IMMORTAL SOUL AND GOD

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Bernard Haish engages the most profound and absolute subject of them all: God - and its relation to the Universe and beyond it, beyond space, time and material reality - with a remarkable ability to reach its readers.

While his book constanlty referes to high-point physics concepts, such as the Zero-Point field and M-Brane theories, it -never- goes haywire in complexity. It explains with crystal clear arguments why and how science, rather than disproving the existence of God and demonstrating religious beleifs as superstitions, actually indicates that material reality is not "everything there is"; and not only with theories and suppositions, but with actual and demonstratable arguments.

As Haish points out, God, is "eveything" - from the entire Universe(s) as a whole to each single microscopic energy wave in it and through it, going beyond space, time and even conceivable reality. And not only is it "eveything", but it is a "sentient everything" from which we are all part.

A fascinating explaination that reads without efforts.

The only thing you need to grasp this book are basic logic skills, a high school grade science class background, an open and curious mind and an interest in trying to find out where "the big picture" is, at the confines of the farthest reaches of science, where it meets the true essence of spirituality - and where they converge into one.

Most probably, after reading this book, you will have a new metaphysical insight, that will in no way disprove your previous beleifs, but will have you view them in a whole different and much, much greater perspective.

Quite literally, it explains eveything!

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God the Creator Exists

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2020

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I just finished reading some books...yes, I do still read. I was given a boxed set of two books written by Yuval Noah Harari titled "Sapiens....A Brief History of Humanity" and "Homo Deus...A Brief History of Tomorrow". Both books are real page turners and will make you think about your beliefs of how the world developed and where it is going. Harari begins when homo sapiens rose above previously dominent homo erectus and other species, stating that people were never happier or more free than when they were hunter-gatherers. Probably somewhat true if you factor in the harsh reality of life as a worker or slave building pyramids or working on some plantation, or a child working in the coal mines of Britain....forgetting about the limitations placed on freedom by such things as sabre-tooth tigers. Sapiens triumphed and caused the extinction or near extinction of most of the larger mammalian species on the earth.

The motivation of mankind being the pursuit of happiness...which is lately becoming not the right to pursuit of happiness but the right to happiness itself. The endgame being elimination of death (except perhaps by being squashed by a boulder while visiting Falling Rocks, Colorado...or some such accident). The development of computer intelligence will reach a point where many things change for us, not all for our good. What if Artificial Intelligence takes over and suspends us all by our feet, feeding us through tubes and letting us live in a dream state in various forms of virtual reality until the AI determines it really doesn't need us anymore. That was "Sapiens"

Homo Deus is more of a religious-type text focusing on how homo sapiens developed. Theologies are examined and discounted as being secular constructs that are essentially imagination gone wild. Harari attacks the notion of individuality and our concept of our conscious self. To make a long story short, Harari expresses his strongly held belief that there is no real individuality or conscious self...but that we are essentially semi-sentient creatures with an uncanny ability to organize and communicate....and that all our actions are really based on chemical actions and reactions at the molecular or even chromosomal level based on algorithms of physics and chemistry. I don't think he tithes. He believes all religions are merely social constructs. His books are enthralling and very convincing...and ultimately very depressing.

I felt I needed a catharsis. I felt Harari, as convincing as he was, just missed hitting the truth of the matter. I remembered another author, a noted astrophysicist and physicist, named Bernard Haisch, had written a book titled "God Theory: Universes, Zero-Point Fields, and What's Behind It..." I read the book which provides a scientific look at and analysis of who and what God is. The book is fresh and informative and is a direct counterpoint to the arguments of reductionists such as Harari. It gives meaning to the statement in Genesis that God created Light before there was anything to see or reflect that light. It also gives meaning to the statement in John 1:1..."In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God".

I recommend Harari's books for a page-turning trip through history and a voyage to a dim and not too distant future. I also recommend you read Haisch' book "God Theory..." Read Haisch immediately after you read Harari.

Peace.

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Anne

Interesting ideas.

Reviewed in Australia on April 15, 2023

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This book has some very interesting theries about religion.

Priyank

Amazing book

Reviewed in India on December 10, 2016

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An amazing book! A must read for all...never before has anyone presented the taboo topic in materialistic science in such a compelling and logical manner. Its hard to refute Brian's god theory!

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The God theory

Reviewed in Brazil on June 29, 2016

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O livro nos traz uma visão sobre Deus e o universo sob um ponto de vista diferente dos que são pregados por religiões, mas sem deixar de ser espiritual. Nos faz refletir no Deus que é parte de cada um e de todo universo.

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xavi

Accessible and stimulating

Reviewed in Spain on October 10, 2014

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It's an interesting book in general. The part of physics is clear and understandable if you just know the basics. The metaphysics... it is all just a theory, but so is string theory and still has that halo of truth because is deemed "scientific" stuff. If you just definitely drop that pre-conceived, absurd and dangerous conception of a white-bearded, psychopathic, biblical God, and reconsider facts with the basis of science as your guiding line... Well, it will keep you thinking.

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A marvelous conclusion !

Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2009

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After spending the past thirty years on my own personal spiritual journey, I have finally crossed paths with someone who has, likewise, arrived at the same conclusions that I have. The answers to 'Who God is.' and 'Who God isn't.' I felt throughout must have be easy and common-sense. I could never fathom a God who would not encourage his/her people to set off on a spiritual journey only to be mesmerized with the complexity of the answers that are being found. It was encouraging to find that Mr. Haisch had come up with the same complexly simple answers that I have found too. Any person who reads this offering and does not feel that its insights are not on the right track towards enlightenment still have a great deal of previous scientific or religious dogma to overcome. I wish them well and God-speed. This book should serve as a significant milestone for all who have journeyed along their own spiritual pathways on their way to the ultimate Truth.

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