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Written by an experienced author with a strong background in both History and Earth Sciences, this text explores the philosophic implications of the dramatic developments now under way in astrophysics and astrobiology. How close may this progress, empirical and theoretical, bring us to a definitive understanding of ultimate realities? What could it connote for the future of the great religious obediences? What might it mean for the evolution of a planetary consciousness that could be the key to the survival of our overburdened world? Are there not alarming possibilities, yet also very positive ones? Discussion takes full account of hard science in a manner accessible to lay people, where the arguments and observations presented are set firmly in a deep historical perspective. A fundamental conclusion and imperative for the coming century is that there are some shaky but tangible grounds for believing we are poised to enter an era in which relations much improve within and between the great religious obediences; between them and philosophical agnosticism - to the many who subscribe to no established faith but who would lay claim to a broad ethical concern and spiritual aspiration; and between all of these and the natural sciences. Throughout, the author provides compelling examples of cosmic norms - rooted in Earth Science, Astronomy/Astrophysics and Historical Example - to demonstrate the issues mankind faces in coming to terms with the Universe, of which we are but a small part.
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Neville Brown has authored twelve books or major reports, including The Future of Air Power (1986). With the award-winning Future Global Challenge (1977), he began to give economic, social and ecological factors salience in the quest for a peaceable world. This thrust has continued with New Strategy Through Space (1990) through to Global Instability and Strategic Crisis (2004). His History and Climate Change, a Eurocentric Perspective (2001) reviews the last two millennia. In 1990, Professor Brown was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, mainly in recognition of his work at Leicester and on New Strategy Through Space. In 1995, the University of Birmingham conferred on him an official Doctorate of Science in Applied Geophysics.
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A superficial ramble touching upon almost every conceivable topic in philosophy, science, cosmology and religion. Littered with unargued assertions - such as "It does look as though the peculiarly complex phenomenon we know as Life emerges within the universe in order to bolster its self-awareness as it expands and cools" . That's some assertion and nowhere argued or evidence produced.
Many inaccuracies - for example: 'The universe ... contains "more than a billion galaxies" - in fact the observable universe contains 80-100 billion galaxies. He takes the Exodus from Egypt of the Jews as historical truth when in fact it is controversial - most if not all Egyptologists would deny that there is any evidence for this.
He seems to believe in something he calls 'panpsychism' which means that everything is conscious - including rocks - yes rocks.
He is a senior academic at Oxford U and there are three positive recommendations from three professors on the back cover- which is what encouraged me to buy the book. In fact it confirms my suspicion that many academics conspire to support their peers rather than engage in criticism.
Many inaccuracies - for example: 'The universe ... contains "more than a billion galaxies" - in fact the observable universe contains 80-100 billion galaxies. He takes the Exodus from Egypt of the Jews as historical truth when in fact it is controversial - most if not all Egyptologists would deny that there is any evidence for this.
He seems to believe in something he calls 'panpsychism' which means that everything is conscious - including rocks - yes rocks.
He is a senior academic at Oxford U and there are three positive recommendations from three professors on the back cover- which is what encouraged me to buy the book. In fact it confirms my suspicion that many academics conspire to support their peers rather than engage in criticism.
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