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Is There a Creator Who Cares About you?
It answers the question in the title of the book. What caused the universe, our planet, and our life on it? And how does this relate to our finding a satisfying meaning in this life? How do recent discoveries help us address these vital issues?
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
891 books688 followersThe Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1884 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. It is used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to support their worldwide work, which includes publishing Bibles and Bible-based literature.
According to its charter, the corporation’s purposes are “religious, educational, and charitable,” in particular, to “preach and teach the gospel of God’s Kingdom under Christ Jesus.” Membership in the corporation is by invitation only and is not based on how much a person has donated. The corporation members and directors assist the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
According to its charter, the corporation’s purposes are “religious, educational, and charitable,” in particular, to “preach and teach the gospel of God’s Kingdom under Christ Jesus.” Membership in the corporation is by invitation only and is not based on how much a person has donated. The corporation members and directors assist the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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November 30, 2014
I tried, I really did.
When the nice folks came to my door and offered me the book, I set out to read it with a fairly open mind, as they were very polite despite finding out I'm an atheist, I love free books and I am genuinely interested/curious in matters of science and belief.
This is just a badly thought out and written book.
Casting doubt on one theory does not suddenly make your theory true.
Especially if casting doubt is all you present as proof, aside from the occasional 'god did it'.
Neither does asking lots of rhetorical questions.
Could it have just happened? Is it coincidence? Doesn't this make me sound deep and thoughtful, while putting no pressure on me to prove my claims?
Wanting life to have meaning, needing life to have meaning and stating life 'must' have meaning are all quite different ideas and are not interchangeable.
And none of them actually prove that life does have any more meaning than what we give it.
This book asks us to keep an open mind, while it explains that science got it wrong and does not have all the answers, but at no point does it apply those same standards to religion/intelligent design.
It just states and accepts them as fact.
And it offers no proof of a creator, just cast doubts on a couple scientific theories and then prints a bible quote.
As these thing goes, it is one of the better put together versions. Very nice cover art.
But, in the end it is religion dressing up, pretending to be science, while applying no scientific thought to their claims/theories/beliefs.
If you have a religious belief and that makes you happy, then good. It's a tough world and we all need something to get us through.
But, it's not science.
When the nice folks came to my door and offered me the book, I set out to read it with a fairly open mind, as they were very polite despite finding out I'm an atheist, I love free books and I am genuinely interested/curious in matters of science and belief.
This is just a badly thought out and written book.
Casting doubt on one theory does not suddenly make your theory true.
Especially if casting doubt is all you present as proof, aside from the occasional 'god did it'.
Neither does asking lots of rhetorical questions.
Could it have just happened? Is it coincidence? Doesn't this make me sound deep and thoughtful, while putting no pressure on me to prove my claims?
Wanting life to have meaning, needing life to have meaning and stating life 'must' have meaning are all quite different ideas and are not interchangeable.
And none of them actually prove that life does have any more meaning than what we give it.
This book asks us to keep an open mind, while it explains that science got it wrong and does not have all the answers, but at no point does it apply those same standards to religion/intelligent design.
It just states and accepts them as fact.
And it offers no proof of a creator, just cast doubts on a couple scientific theories and then prints a bible quote.
As these thing goes, it is one of the better put together versions. Very nice cover art.
But, in the end it is religion dressing up, pretending to be science, while applying no scientific thought to their claims/theories/beliefs.
If you have a religious belief and that makes you happy, then good. It's a tough world and we all need something to get us through.
But, it's not science.
March 3, 2013
This book is an aid for reading the bible. With this question in mind and scientific information of intelligent design as one reads the bible they see that God does care. God's invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world's creation onward, just as a house has a maker, all creation has a creator. God pleads for us to walk in the way we were created and to live by his guidance, not for His benefit, but for our own. Faith is assured expectation of future events foretold, by all previous words and promises fulfilled, 100%.
February 22, 2011
Should I mark it a spoiler if I start by saying this whole book is bullcrap?
This is the book that gets left at your door by religious Zealots.
Sorry that is a bit harsh, it get left there by people who actually believe what it says and truly think you'd be better off believing it too.
Flipping through the book was hilarious and disgusting to me but perhaps that is because I did not grow up in a religious family. What I was hoping for with this was a sort of well thought argument that raises points that could stand up to basic logic. What I saw was blatant manipulation in text using disassociation and misdirection. Juxtaposing a scientific fact with a similar religious "fact" does not make the latter true.
ex. Caption of an image of two scientists in the middle of sciencing (and thus not taken out of context as it was a stand-alone point)
"Two scientists perform in vitro fertilization. The Creator transferred his son's life to become a human."
-img. pg 146
Mere pages later we see yet another (once again a caption). A man putting a floppy disk into a computer.
"A computer error (or virus) can be purged from the system; mankind needs Jesus' ransom in order to be rid of inherited imperfection."
-img. pg 157
This is probably the case with 80% of the images in this book and they show up every three pages or so. Through sheer repetition and tone they put a mantra in your head of "the creator..." and continue to couple bit of religious myth with scientific facts, borrowing its credibility like a leech.
The only question I'M left with after flipping through this book is whether it was written by someone who believes what they're saying or someone who knows that they're just trying to manipulate people into believing them.
This is the book that gets left at your door by religious Zealots.
Sorry that is a bit harsh, it get left there by people who actually believe what it says and truly think you'd be better off believing it too.
Flipping through the book was hilarious and disgusting to me but perhaps that is because I did not grow up in a religious family. What I was hoping for with this was a sort of well thought argument that raises points that could stand up to basic logic. What I saw was blatant manipulation in text using disassociation and misdirection. Juxtaposing a scientific fact with a similar religious "fact" does not make the latter true.
ex. Caption of an image of two scientists in the middle of sciencing (and thus not taken out of context as it was a stand-alone point)
"Two scientists perform in vitro fertilization. The Creator transferred his son's life to become a human."
-img. pg 146
Mere pages later we see yet another (once again a caption). A man putting a floppy disk into a computer.
"A computer error (or virus) can be purged from the system; mankind needs Jesus' ransom in order to be rid of inherited imperfection."
-img. pg 157
This is probably the case with 80% of the images in this book and they show up every three pages or so. Through sheer repetition and tone they put a mantra in your head of "the creator..." and continue to couple bit of religious myth with scientific facts, borrowing its credibility like a leech.
The only question I'M left with after flipping through this book is whether it was written by someone who believes what they're saying or someone who knows that they're just trying to manipulate people into believing them.
September 1, 2011
This book provides intelligent and logical arguments in favor of a Designer and Creator of the universe. This is most certainly not creationism but rather a reasonable account of what the Bible states about creation and humanity as well as scientific findings about the latter.
April 1, 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and all of the fascinating aspects of the universe and the many references to the scriptures. Truly a pleasure to read about the brilliant dichotomy of astronomical power and the infinitesimally delicate balance in which our universe exists. And all of it enshrouded in the beneficence of a truly magnificent mathematician.
July 10, 2010
Things about nature and the human body that were amazing. We take so many things for granted. Helped me to get a better perspective.
April 9, 2013
This is my favorite book!
August 19, 2020
5 STARS! This book is a refreshing analyses of whether hoping in an often questioned source of guidance in our lives is viable. It proves itself well thought out and adheres to reason and rises up against the need for unnecessary debate between the two classes representing facts for the Darwinism theory and the evidence from the scientific, historical and archaeological proven studies meriting the authenticity of the ancient Holy scriptures. This book is clearly designed for individuals not interested in or fed up with emotionally charged debate and who wish to honestly explore this intriguing invitation to open-mindedly study if in fact everything we know has an element of or has indeed in totality been designed and crafted by a Master craftsman. It asks the reader to think deeply and honestly. I would not recommend this book however for those already with preconceived mindsets or bias who are not interested in expanding their minds beyond instant gratification in seeing their own ideals catered for. The volume stands as a study aid for those valuing the presentation that out of a chaotic often too cruel world there may indeed be somebody higher then ourselves as humans and all of our fleshly philosophies. A credit to the publishers.
February 12, 2020
This book's first half details the Gap. Creationist theory involving excerpts of the bible and the latter half involves God's stance towards an individual and God's purpose in different areas. Both halves are provided with extensive and concrete verses from the Bible but the first half infers quite a bit to lead different conclusions. It uses science extensively, especially carbon dating, in announcing the dates of several scrolls but denounces carbon dating in relation to the skeletal remains of humans long before 4026 B.C.E. The reader, if a non-believer, will have to come to terms with agreeing with the concept of a intelligent creator or just finding existence to have been done by chance.
I rated this book three stars because I started reading it expecting it would delve further into the Gap Creationist theory. It did so for the first few chapters.
Rating Update 3/13/2019 - 3 to 2 stars. I found only the first half important, and the rest of the book was tedious to read, as was parts of the first half, hence the lowering of the rating to 2 stars.
Rating Update 4/9/19- 2 stars to 1 star. The first few chapters I enjoyed because of their emphasis on Creationism. The rest was tedious to read. So please ignore the previous update saying that "I found only the first half important".
August 23, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a two star rating is befitting. The original review and subsequent updates conform to the new rating system. My current rating would be a one star rating but looking at this book from my original reception, I found the beginning sections on gap creationism to be three star content, while the rest was two star-rated, boring content. If I change my rating system to allow for changing of ratings long after my grace period (which is usually around seven days, but I have changed a rating long after a week if I had not thought enough about the reason behind the rating) but this book will lower to a one star rating.
September 15, 2019
Update
I have thought about whether the "two star-rated, boring content" mentioned in the update from August 23, 2019, would be to the point of one star because of its irrelevancy, but I would classify that content as boring, necessary content for a two star-rated resource book. Even if I would now consider it unnecessary, I still found the book to be alright at the time of reading it.
February 12, 2020
Update
I have changed the color of the rating from yellow with a grey outline to green with a grey outline. I have done this change because the August 23, 2019, update accurately reflects my original reception.
I rated this book three stars because I started reading it expecting it would delve further into the Gap Creationist theory. It did so for the first few chapters.
Rating Update 3/13/2019 - 3 to 2 stars. I found only the first half important, and the rest of the book was tedious to read, as was parts of the first half, hence the lowering of the rating to 2 stars.
Rating Update 4/9/19- 2 stars to 1 star. The first few chapters I enjoyed because of their emphasis on Creationism. The rest was tedious to read. So please ignore the previous update saying that "I found only the first half important".
August 23, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a two star rating is befitting. The original review and subsequent updates conform to the new rating system. My current rating would be a one star rating but looking at this book from my original reception, I found the beginning sections on gap creationism to be three star content, while the rest was two star-rated, boring content. If I change my rating system to allow for changing of ratings long after my grace period (which is usually around seven days, but I have changed a rating long after a week if I had not thought enough about the reason behind the rating) but this book will lower to a one star rating.
September 15, 2019
Update
I have thought about whether the "two star-rated, boring content" mentioned in the update from August 23, 2019, would be to the point of one star because of its irrelevancy, but I would classify that content as boring, necessary content for a two star-rated resource book. Even if I would now consider it unnecessary, I still found the book to be alright at the time of reading it.
February 12, 2020
Update
I have changed the color of the rating from yellow with a grey outline to green with a grey outline. I have done this change because the August 23, 2019, update accurately reflects my original reception.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 13, 2017
Ad hominem, appeal to authority, straw man... there's barely a logical fallacy untouched in this poorly-researched pastiche of creationist twaddle. The author (it was mostly one guy) conflates abiogenesis with evolution, and presents the notion that because we don't yet understand how life began, the mountains of hard evidence for evolution must somehow be false. Evolutionary scientists are misrepresented and quotations are taken out of context, the author safe in the knowledge that his audience is unlikely to go off and read the source documents for themselves. Those that do are in for a surprise (ok maybe not really a surprise for the educated reader) when they discover when taken in context, the author's intentions are the exact opposite of what has been disingenuously presented in this misleading tome. For examples of this sort of thing, you may wish to have a look at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blo... which lists a few.
For an exhaustive rebuttal of two more recent anti-evolution polemics published by Jehovah's Witnesses, you may enjoy this document:
http://www.jwfacts.com/pdf/weighed-wa...
For an exhaustive rebuttal of two more recent anti-evolution polemics published by Jehovah's Witnesses, you may enjoy this document:
http://www.jwfacts.com/pdf/weighed-wa...
March 26, 2025
I started this read with more patience than it deserved. Halfway through, my goodwill expired, and I mercifully skipped to the last page to spare myself further suffering.
The book’s central argument is simple, if not insufferably redundant, that is that nature is intricate, therefore it must have been designed by a consciousness. It loves to play a little game: introduce a scientific fact, marvel at its complexity, then whisper in your ear, Doesn’t this all seem a little too perfect? As if perfection, by default, must have a designer. As if the alternative—probabilities playing out over billions of years—is simply too absurd to entertain. The best part is that it ignores the obvious counterargument that Earth is an exception. If conditions were so fine-tuned for life, why is nearly every other celestial body a wasteland? I suppose the barrenness of Mercury, the storms of Jupiter, and the ice of Neptune are all flawed prototypes that didn’t quite make the divine cut.
I got this gem while vacationing in Romania, when a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses handed it to me in front of the Peles Castle. The only reason it will remain on my shelf is because it’s a memento of a far more enjoyable experience than reading this was, but if society ever collapses and I run out of wet wipes, I’m afraid this will be the first thing put to practical use
The book’s central argument is simple, if not insufferably redundant, that is that nature is intricate, therefore it must have been designed by a consciousness. It loves to play a little game: introduce a scientific fact, marvel at its complexity, then whisper in your ear, Doesn’t this all seem a little too perfect? As if perfection, by default, must have a designer. As if the alternative—probabilities playing out over billions of years—is simply too absurd to entertain. The best part is that it ignores the obvious counterargument that Earth is an exception. If conditions were so fine-tuned for life, why is nearly every other celestial body a wasteland? I suppose the barrenness of Mercury, the storms of Jupiter, and the ice of Neptune are all flawed prototypes that didn’t quite make the divine cut.
I got this gem while vacationing in Romania, when a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses handed it to me in front of the Peles Castle. The only reason it will remain on my shelf is because it’s a memento of a far more enjoyable experience than reading this was, but if society ever collapses and I run out of wet wipes, I’m afraid this will be the first thing put to practical use
May 20, 2018
The more that we learn about things, the simpler they become. After decades or even after a lifetime of deeply studying a subject, we come to understand it, even to "own it". With today's advanced technology and design, mankind has greatly increased knowledge. With the internet, that knowledge is widely available.
However, if we are honest, what we find is that the world is much more complicated than we thought.
I think that this is the main take away that I have from this book.
Some scientists have been humbled by their findings in their research, concluding that yes, there has to be a designer.
What I have learned in life is that nothing good and no building comes along by accident.
What evolutionist teach is a religion like blind faith dogma that relies on believing in a constant stream of fortuitous accidents. This book explores some of those examples.
I live for the day when these words are fulfilled:
"Every breathing thing—let it praise Jah. Praise Jah!"
However, if we are honest, what we find is that the world is much more complicated than we thought.
I think that this is the main take away that I have from this book.
Some scientists have been humbled by their findings in their research, concluding that yes, there has to be a designer.
What I have learned in life is that nothing good and no building comes along by accident.
What evolutionist teach is a religion like blind faith dogma that relies on believing in a constant stream of fortuitous accidents. This book explores some of those examples.
I live for the day when these words are fulfilled:
"Every breathing thing—let it praise Jah. Praise Jah!"
June 2, 2020
Logical and proper scientific research puts the case for a loving creator. This is designed for someone who has an interest in science and does not like the "wool pulled over their eyes" or be told what to think.
As many open-minded scientists have stated, "follow the evidence wherever it leads" and make your own mind up. This book presents evidence that you may not have been aware of, and it questions some popular unscientific myths, I wholeheartedly recommend it!
Have an open mind, you will enjoy it!
As many open-minded scientists have stated, "follow the evidence wherever it leads" and make your own mind up. This book presents evidence that you may not have been aware of, and it questions some popular unscientific myths, I wholeheartedly recommend it!
Have an open mind, you will enjoy it!
January 26, 2009
Robi wrażenie... szczególnie pierwsze rozdziały, o wielkości wszechświata... Książka jest na pewno ciekawa, ale przede wszystkim właśnie to wrażenie opisów ogroności wszechświata zapada w pamięć.
November 28, 2018
Withmany data from science and experience, and later from Bible, this book is answering questions about the Design in existence and human being.
January 25, 2026
I began reading this with an open mind (failing to read the blurb, I was under the impression I was reading a somewhat unbiased opinion of religion anyway, then decided to continue even after it revealed itself as christian propaganda), but the constant description of basic science as childish theories — or even trying to utilise science as proof of this imaginary friend — rapidly depleted my respect for it. Describing a fantasy book as the “only rational conclusion” for our existence is crazy work.
November 16, 2017
Helps you believe , how could you not?
October 26, 2022
No me convenció, pero valoro mucho el intento.
May 2, 2023
Just like the James Webb telescope has shown, there is more than meets the eye and this book’s version of God is pixelated.
September 17, 2024
The bible propaganda book
January 19, 2025
Beautiful, small size book. Great illustrations. Full of information on the amazing creation around us.
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