War of the Worldviews

by CHOPRA, DEEPAKMLODINOW, LEONARD

• ISBN13: 9780307886880
• ISBN10: 0307886883
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-04
• Publisher: Harmony

Summary

Two bestselling authors first met in a televised Caltech debate on ;the future of God, ; one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent physicist. This remarkable book is the product of that serendipitous encounter and the contentious-but respectful-clash of worldviews that grew along with their friendship. In War of the Worldviews these two great thinkers battle over the cosmos, evolution and life, the human brain, and God, probing the fundamental questions that define the human experience. How did the universe emerge? What is the nature of time? What is life? Did Darwin go wrong? What makes us human? What is the connection between mind and brain? Is God an illusion? This extraordinary book will fascinate millions of readers of science and spirituality alike, as well as anyone who has ever asked themselves, What does it mean that I am alive? From the Hardcover edition.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xvii
The War
Perspective	p. 3
The Spiritual Perspective: Deepak	p. 4
The Scientific Perspective: Leonard	p. 11
Cosmos
How Did The Universe Emerge?	p. 23
Leonard	p. 24
Deepak	p. 32
Is The Universe Consciousnes?	p. 39
Deepak	p. 40
Leonard	p. 46
Is The Universe Evolving?	p. 51
Deepak	p. 52
leonard	p. 57
What Is The Nature Of Time?	p. 65
Leonard	p. 66
Deepak	p. 72
Is the Universe Alive?	p. 79
Deepak	p. 80
Leonard	p. 85
Life
What Is Life?	p. 93
Leonard	p. 94
Deepak	p. 101
Is Three Design in the Universe?	p. 107
Leonard	p. 8
Deepak	p. 117
What Makes Us Human?	p. 121
Deepak	p. 22
Leonard	p. 126
How Do Genes Work?	p. 135
Leonard	p. 136
Deepak	p. 144
Did Darwin Go Wrong?	p. 151
Deepak	p. 152
Leonard	p. 161
Mind And Brain
What Is the Connection Between Mind And Brain?	p. 173
Leonard	p. 174
Deepak	p. 182
Does The Brain Dictate Behaviour?	p. 189
Deepak	p. 190
Leonan	p. 198
Is the Brain Like a Computer?	p. 205
Leonard	p. 206
Deepak	p. 216
Is the Universe Thinking Through Us?	p. 227
Deepak	p. 228
Leonard	p. 234
God
Is God an Illusion?	p. 245 Deepak
Leonard	p. 252
What Is the Future of Belief?	p. 259
Deepak	p. 260
Leonard	p. 268
Is There a Fundamental Reality?	p. 277
Leonard	p. 278
Deepak 286
Epilogue	p. 293
Leonard	p. 294
Deepak	p. 300
Acknowledgments	p. 305
Index	p. 307
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