The God Theory

by Haisch, Bernard

• ISBN13: 9781578634361
• ISBN10: 1578634369
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Weiser

Summary

The God Theory offers a worldview that incorporates cutting-edge science and ancient mystical knowledge, resulting in nothing less than a revolution in our understanding.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Personal Journey	p. 5
From Archabbey to Astrophysics	p. 8
Launching a Career	p. 9
Age of Discovery	p. 12
Return of the Astronomer-Priest	p. 14
Asking Fundamental Questions	p. 15
The God Theory and Creation	p. 16
The God Theory, Karma, and the Golden Rule	p. 18
The God Theory and Reductionism	p. 24
Explaining Creation	p. 27
Creation by Subtraction	p. 28
Polarity	p. 29
The God Theory and Consciousness	p. 31
Reductionism and a Spiritual Worldview	p. 35
Superstrings and the Supernatural	p. 36
A Spiritual Worldview	p. 40
No Need for Intelligent Design	p. 41
Explaining Consciousness	p. 49
Three Views of Consciousness	p. 50
Consciousness and Physiology	p. 52
The Brain as Filter	p. 54
The Primacy of Consciousness	p. 57
Opposite Perspectives	p. 58
"There Can Be No Evidence for Something That Is False"	p. 61
The Random, Unconscious, "Just-Right" Universe	p. 63
Inflation Theory	p. 65
The Zero-Point Field	p. 69
The Casimir Force	p. 72
Zeroing in on the Zero-Point Field	p. 74
Into the Void	p. 79
Deriving Newton's Postulate	p. 81
Inertia	p. 82
Inertial Reaction	p. 83
Defending the Theory	p. 86
A Boost from NASA	p. 88
Following the Light	p. 93
The Light of Creation	p. 95
Kabbalah	p. 97
The Big Bang	p. 99
God and the Theory of Everything	p. 103
A God Beyond Matter	p. 104
The Manifest God	p. 105
Asking God	p. 109
Ayin	p. 114
Creation As a Timeless Process	p. 119
Atomic Stability and the Universal Timekeeper	p. 123
An Infinite Number of Universes	p. 127
A Universe of Consciousness	p. 128
Many Worlds and Quantum Mechanics	p. 132
A Purposeful Universe	p. 139
Exoteric and Esoteric Knowledge	p. 143
The God Theory, Christianity, and Humanism	p. 147
Final Thoughts	p. 149
Bibliography	p. 155
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