Why Science Does Not Disprove God

图书信息

作者	Aczel, Amir
出版社	William Morrow
ISBN	9780062230614
出版时间	2014-04-01
字数	34.0万
分类	William Morrow,进口书,外文原版书,小说

读书简介

The renowned science writer, mathematician, and bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem masterfully refutes the overreaching claims of the "New Atheists," providing millions of educated believers with a clear, engaging explanation of what science really says, how there's still much space for the Divine in the universe, and why faith in both God and empirical science are not mutually exclusive In recent years a highly publicized coterie of scientists and thinkers, including Richard Dawkins, the late Christopher Hitchens, and Lawrence Krauss, have vehemently contended that breakthroughs in modern science have disproven the existence of God, asserting we must accept that the creation of the universe came out of nothing, that religion is evil, that evolution fully explains the dazzling complexity of life, and more. However, in this much-needed book, veteran science journalist Amir Aczel profoundly disagrees and convincingly demonstrates that science has not, as yet, provided any definitive proof refuting the existence of God. Based on interviews with eleven Nobel Prize winners and many other prominent physicists, biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists, as well as leading theologians and spiritual leaders, Why Science Does Not Disprove God is a fascinating tour through the history of science and a brilliant and incisive analysis of the religious implications of our ever-increasing understanding of life and the universe. Throughout, Aczel reminds us that science, at its best, is about the dispassionate pursuit of truth not a weapon in cultural debates. Respectful of both science and faith and argued from the perspective of no single religious tradition Aczel's book is an essential corrective that should be read by all.

目录

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Prologue: The Birth of the New Atheism

1 The Coevolution of Very Early Science and Religion

2 Why Archaeology Does Not Disprove the Bible

3 The Revolt of Science

4 The Triumphs of Science in the Nineteenth Century

5 Einstein, God, and the Big Bang

6 God and the Quantum

7 The “Universe from Nothing” Deception

8 And on the Eighth Day, God Created the Multiverse

9 Mathematics, Probability, and God

10 Catastrophes, Chaos, and the Limits of Human Knowledge

11 Between God and the Anthropic Principle

12 The Limits of Evolution

13 Art, Symbolic Thinking, and the Invisible Boundary

14 Engaging the Infinite

15 Conclusion: Why the “Scientific” Argument for Atheism Fails

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Also by Amir D. Aczel

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher