The God Hypothesis: Discovering Design in Our Just Right Goldilocks Universe

by Michael A. Corey

Overview

Seeks to reverse these profound misunderstandings by showing how the latest scientific evidence points in precisely the opposite direction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461644217
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/27/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	620 KB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Self-Organization and Our "Just Right" Universe
Chapter 4 The God of the Philosophers
Chapter 5 A Brief History of Our Goldilocks Universe
Chapter 6 The Universe According to Murphy's Law
Chapter 7 Goldilocks and the Anthropic Principle
Chapter 8 Humanity's Role in Our "Just Right" Cosmos
Chapter 9 Science and the Design Argument
Chapter 10 The Scientific Evidence for Intelligent Design
Chapter 11 More Evidence of Design
Chapter 12 Is It All a Coincidence?
Chapter 13 Other Explanations for the Goldilocks Effect
Chapter 14 Scientific Proof for a "Just Right" Designer
Chapter 15 Modern Science and the Nature of God
Chapter 16 Miracles
Chapter 17 God and the Modern Scientific Method
Chapter 18 Hope for the Future
Chapter 19 Glossary
Chapter 20 Bibliography
Chapter 21 Index

Editorial Reviews

An enthusiastic defense of the anthropic principle as an argument of the existence of God.

Science and Theology News

Michael Corey has clearly made an enormous effort in producing his book. It is almost encyclopedic in its mining of the discussion of what's become known as 'fine-tuning.'

Reports Of The National Center For Science Education

Corey's treatment of the anthropic principle does provide an excellent insight into how the anthropic principle can be fashioned into an effective apologetic for the traditional Judeo-Christian notion of a creator.

Research News and Opportunities In Science and Technology

The God Hypothesis. .. is excellent! M. A. Corey has done tremendous research. His argument is clear and convincing, [and] his clear and lively writing style makes the most complex scientific material within the range of an educated reader who is willing to think a bit. I hope [the] book is widely read. It will not convince the die-hards (nothing will) but will nourish many people like myself. As always with Corey's writings, his ideas are full of surprises and insights. It is 'guaranteed' that the reader of this book will come away with ideas and insights s/he did not have before.

John A. Sanford

The God Hypothesis . . . is excellent! M. A. Corey has done tremendous research. His argument is clear and convincing, [and] his clear and lively writing style makes the most complex scientific material within the range of an educated reader who is willing to think a bit. I hope [the] book is widely read. It will not convince the die-hards (nothing will) but will nourish many people like myself. As always with Corey's writings, his ideas are full of surprises and insights. It is 'guaranteed' that the reader of this book will come away with ideas and insights s/he did not have before.--John A. Sanford, Jungian analyst; author of The Kingdom Within

Corey's treatment of the anthropic principle does provide an excellent insight into how the anthropic principle can be fashioned into an effective apologetic for the traditional Judeo-Christian notion of a creator.--Research News and Opportunities In Science and Technology

An enthusiastic defense of the anthropic principle as an argument of the existence of God.--Science and Theology News

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