The Wonder of the World: A Journey from Modern Science to the Mind of God

by Varghese, Roy Abraham

• ISBN13: 9780972347310
• ISBN10: 0972347313
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Twilight Times Books

Summary

The Wonder of the World: A Journey from Modern Science to the Mind of God is an inquiry into those every day experiences and "facts of life" that are as mystifying as they are obvious and ordinary. From commonplace phenomena like language and reproduction to such enigmas as energy, life, consciousness, mind and the laws of nature. Science brings us face to face with magic and mystery. The world is nothing less than a wonderland. This book is a dialogue between an atheist scientist ("Geek") and a theist ("Guru") with a special featuring of the "matrix of modern science" where we see that in contrast to the often assumed conflict between religion and science, "the womb of modern science" converged in a fascinating and historical way through the 4 greatest thinkers of the Hindu, Jewish, Christian and Moslem religions.Great questions with great answers: What did the pioneers and prophets of science think about God? What happened before the Big Bang? Is there a supra-scientific Theory of Everything?

Table of Contents

PROLOGUE	xi
SEVEN WONDERS	15	(52)
1. How I Wonder That You Are	19	(2)
2. How Does the Electron Know What to Do?	21	(4)
3. Smart Universe	25	(10)
4. The Enigma of Energy	35	(8)
5. The Wonder that is Life	43	(18)
6. Homo "Sapiens"
7. Seeing God Through the Wonder of the World	61	(6)
SAGES AND SCIENTISTS	67	(72)
1. The One and the Many	83	(4)
2. Two Warring Visions of the World	87	(8)
3. Three Foundations of Modern Science	95	(16)
4. The Four Masters of the Matrix	111	(14)
5. An Eight-Fold Path to a Theory of Everything	125	(14)
THE GURU2GEEK DIALOGUES	139	(254)
I. Seeing is Believing	141	(28)
1. Triad	143	(6)
2. Seeing with the Brain	149	(14)
3. Seeing with the Mind	163	(6)
II. The Invention of Nature	169	(166)
1. Space and Time	179	(24)
2. The Quantum Dimension	203	(24)
3. The Big Bang and Before	227	(34)
4. DNA and the "Facts" of Life	261	(22)
5. The Biological Blueprint	283	(30)
6. Interacting with Infinite Intelligence	313	(8)
7. The Laws of Nature	321	(14)
III. The Mind of God	335	(58)
1. Can Our Minds Tell the Truth?	339
2. Monisms of the East-Past and Present	47	(316)
3. From Cosmos to Theos	363	(8)
4. Infinite Perfection	371	(4)
5. Before Time and Outside Space	375	(4)
6. The Problem of Evil	379	(6)
7. The Denial of the Divine	385	(6)
8. Seeing God Through the Eyes of the World	391	(2)
EPILOGUE-A Theophany	393	(2)
APPENDIX-A Hundred Wonders of the World	395	(32)
REFERENCES	427	(22)
INDEX	449	(12)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	461