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Return of the GOD hypothesis : Three scientific discoveries that reveal the mind behind the universe  Cover Image Book Book

Return of the GOD hypothesis : Three scientific discoveries that reveal the mind behind the universe / Stephen C. Meyer.

Meyer, Stephen C., (author.).

Summary:

Beginning in the late 19th century, many intellectuals began to insist that scientific knowledge conflicts with traditional theistic belief-that science and belief in God are ٢at war.٣ Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer challenges this view by examining three scientific discoveries with decidedly theistic implications. Building on the case for the intelligent design of life that he developed in Signature in the Cell and Darwin's Doubt, Meyer demonstrates how discoveries in cosmology and physics coupled with those in biology help to establish the identity of the designing intelligence behind life and the universe. Meyer argues that theism-with its affirmation of a transcendent, intelligent and active creator-best explains the evidence we have concerning biological and cosmological origins. Previously Meyer refrained from attempting to answer questions about ٢who٣ might have designed life. Now he provides an evidence-based answer to perhaps the ultimate mystery of the universe. In so doing, he reveals a stunning conclusion: the data support not just the existence of an intelligent designer of some kind-but the existence of a personal God.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062071507
  • ISBN: 0062071505
  • Physical Description: 568 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-551) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Judeo-Christian origins of modern science -- Three metaphors and the making of the scientific world picture -- The rise of scientific materialism and the eclipse of theistic science -- The light from distant galaxies -- The Big Bang theory -- The curvature of space and the beginning of the universe -- The Goldilocks universe -- Extreme fine tuning--by design? -- The origin of life and the DNA enigma -- The Cambrian and other information explosions -- How to assess a metaphysical hypothesis -- The Godhypothesis and the beginning of the universe -- The God hypothesis and the design of the universe -- The God hypothesis and the design of life -- The information shell game -- One God or many universes? -- Stephen Hawking and quantum cosmology -- The cosmological information problem -- Collapsing waves and Boltzmann brains -- Acts of God or God of the gaps? -- The big questions and why they matter.
Subject: God > Proof, Cosmological.
God > Proof, Teleological.
Religion and science.

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville 212.1 MEY 2021 (Text) 0002205573161 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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