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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 215 EAN: 9780671797188 ISBN: 0671797182 Label: Simon & Schuster Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: March 05, 1993 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Studio: Simon & Schuster Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Throughout history, humans have dreamed of knowing the reason for the existence of the universe. In The Mind of God, physicist Paul Davies explores whether modern science can provide the key that will unlock this last secret. In his quest for an ultimate explanation, Davies reexamines the great questions that have preoccupied humankind for millennia, and in the process explores, among other topics, the origin and evolution of the cosmos, the nature of life and consciousness, and the claim that our universe is a kind of gigantic computer. Charting the ways in which the theories of such scientists as Newton, Einstein, and more recently Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman have altered our conception of the physical universe. Davies puts these scientists' discoveries into context with the writings of philosophers such as Plato. Descartes, Hume, and Kant. His startling conclusion is that the universe is "no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces. We are truly meant to be here." By the means of science, we can truly see into the mind of God. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Further fabulous reading on the "BIG" questionsThis book is excellent - and follows on from previous Prof. Paul Davies work. It most certainly is a in-depth look at 'age-old' questions of the beginning of the universe and the "where did it all begin?" questions. Neutral regarding current scientic views versus current religious 'creator' views. Rating: - The Answer to Existence cannot lie in Logic aloneThis book deals with one of the deepest issues of our time, and perhaps of any time: The reasons for man's existence, and of course its most important corollary, whether a God is indeed responsible (or even needed) for that existence. The book unfolds in a very much philosophical way, but based on the latest findings of modern physics. It traces the problem through the logic of scientific rationality and while throughout the book the author takes a decidedly neutral stand on the issue ... Read More Rating:  - Good book but very slowThis is overall a good book but Davies' worst in my opinion. It doesn't have the clarity and there is nothing to compel you onward to the next page. I loved his other books but getting through this was a real chore. Rating: - Unbelieveable - I read it and it had something to say A book that 'tries' to equate God to science. It's not the first time but wow! Rating: - Metaphysics Meets Physics and MathematicsThis book uses arguments from physics, mathematics and philosophy to explore the question of why the laws of nature are how they are. As seems to be the case with a number of scientists, Davies expresses great wonderment that the universe exists in a manner that can be rationally understood, even partially, by its lowly inhabitants. Davies argues that "the existence of the mind in some organism on some planet in the universe is surely a fact of fundamental significance." This book raises a lot of questions ... Read More 
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