false 5731080 2 Does quantum mechanics show a connection between the human mind and the cosmos? Are our brains tuned into a "cosmic consciousness" that pervades the universe enabling us to make our own reality? Do quantum mechanics and chaos theory provide a place for God to act in the world without violating natural laws? <br><P>Many popular books make such claims and argue that key developments in twentieth-century physics, such as the uncertainty principle and the butterfly effect, support the notion that God or a universal mind acts upon material reality.<br><P>Physicist Victor J. Stenger examines these contentions in this carefully reasoned and incisive analysis of popular theories that seek to link spirituality to physics. Throughout the book Stenger alternates his discussions of popular spirituality with a survey of what the findings of twentieth-century physics actually mean. Thus he offers the reader a useful synopsis of contemporary religious ideas as well as basic but sophisticated physics presented in layperson's terms (without equations).<br><P>Of particular interest in this book is Stenger's discussion of a new kind of deism, which proposes a God who creates a universe with many possible pathways determined by chance, but otherwise does not interfere with the physical world or the lives of humans. Although it is possible, says Stenger, to conceive of such a God who plays dice with the universe and leaves no trace of his role as prime mover, such a God is a far cry from traditional religious ideas of God and, in effect, may as well not exist.<br><P>Like his bestselling book, <i>God, The Failed Hypothesis</i>, this new work presents a rigorously argued challenge to many popular notions of God and spirituality. 5902710 21 4 2009 Quantum Gods: Creation, Chaos, and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness total:2|5:1|4:0|3:0|2:1|1:0| 2 7 24 0 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 03:13:34 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 03:13:34 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 15:03:32 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 15:03:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 18 19:19:32 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 19:19:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 20:25:26 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 20:25:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 23:26:26 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 23:26:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 11:00:54 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 11:00:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 02:52:36 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 02:52:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:30:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 00:30:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 05:36:15 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 05:36:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 21:16:51 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:16:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 16 11:15:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 11:15:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 08:06:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 08:06:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 03 10:40:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 10:40:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 02 09:14:04 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 09:14:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 11:31:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 11:31:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 21 18:49:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 18:49:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 09:22:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 09:31:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 04 19:12:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 19:13:15 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jul 29 01:22:29 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 23:20:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 01:22:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 23 07:52:54 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 07:52:54 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5731080