God's Providence and Randomness in Nature
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In October 2014, a group of mathematicians, physicists, ecologists, philosophers, and theologians gathered at a special conference in Berkeley, California, to present the results of a two-year research program dubbed “Project SATURN”. This program explored many of the rich avenues of thought found at the intersection of modern science and Christian theology. Chief among them is the possibility that certain processes in nature might be so complex that they do not have sufficient physical causes. Known as “ontological indeterminism”, this idea has profound implications for theology. Specifically, it allows God to be thought of as acting providentially within nature without violating the laws and processes of nature.
Such a momentous insight could influence how we understand free will, natural evil, suffering in nature, and the relation between divine providence and human evolution. The essays collected here discuss each of these topics and were originally presented at the 2014 conference. Part I establishes the scientific basis for conceptualizing certain process in the universe as inherently random and possibly indeterministic. Part II discusses the philosophical and theological issues that spring from this understanding. Together they represent the cutting edge of thought in the increasingly productive dialogue between science and theology.
Short for the “Scientific and Theological Understandings of Randomness in Nature”, Project SATURN was created by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, a Program of the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. It was funded with a grant administered by Calvin College and provided by the John Templeton Foundation.
The book is published by The Kent State University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
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Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrdinger posed a simple, yet profound, question: What is life?. How could the very existence of such extraordinary chemical systems be understood? This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists both before, and ever since. Living things are hugely complex and have unique properties, such as self-maintenance and apparently purposeful behaviour which we do not see in inert matter. So how does chemistry give rise to biology?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Profound & Life Changing...
- De Daegan Smith en 04-06-15
De: Addy Pross
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Hidden Dimensions
- The Unification of Physics and Consciousness
- De: B. Alan Wallace
- Narrado por: Stow Lovejoy
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 162
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 69
Bridging the gap between the world of science and the realm of the spiritual, Wallace, a pioneer of modern consciousness research, offers a practical and revolutionary method for exploring the mind that combines the keenest insights of contemporary physics and philosophers with the time-honored meditative traditions of Buddhism.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great companion piece to Anathem by Stephenson
- De Kal en 02-20-09
De: B. Alan Wallace
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The Big Picture
- On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
- De: Sean Carroll
- Narrado por: Sean Carroll
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,141
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,764
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,736
Already internationally acclaimed for his elegant, lucid writing on the most challenging notions in modern physics, Sean Carroll is emerging as one of the greatest humanist thinkers of his generation as he brings his extraordinary intellect to bear not only on the Higgs boson and extra dimensions but now also on our deepest personal questions. Where are we? Who are we? Are our emotions, our beliefs, and our hopes and dreams ultimately meaningless out there in the void?
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5 out of 5 stars
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ABSOLUTE MUST READ!
- De serine en 05-12-16
De: Sean Carroll
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Where the Conflict Really Lies
- Science, Religion, & Naturalism
- De: Alvin Plantinga
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 12 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 228
This audiobook is a long-awaited major statement by a pre-eminent analytic philosopher, Alvin Plantinga, on one of our biggest debates - the compatibility of science and religion. The last twenty years has seen a cottage industry of books on this divide, but with little consensus emerging. Plantinga, as a top philosopher but also a proponent of the rationality of religious belief, has a unique contribution to make. His theme in this short book is that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The reader makes or breaks an audiobook.
- De Alec en 02-16-15
De: Alvin Plantinga
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Science and the Akashic Field
- An Integral Theory of Everything
- De: Ervin Laszlo
- Narrado por: Tom Pile
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 266
Mystics and sages have long maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic record. Recent discoveries in vacuum physics show that this Akashic field is real and has its equivalent in science's zero-point field that underlies space itself. This field consists of a subtle sea of fluctuating energies from which all things arise: atoms and galaxies, stars and planets, living beings, and even consciousness.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A must-read about ultimate nature of reality
- De Alexandra Hopkins en 04-15-18
De: Ervin Laszlo
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A Theory of Everything (That Matters)
- A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God
- De: Alister McGrath
- Narrado por: Frazer Douglas
- Duración: 5 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Einstein’s revolutionary scientific ideas have transformed our world, ushering in the nuclear age. The current pace of scientific and technological progress is simply astounding. So is there any place for faith in such a world? Einstein himself gave careful thought to the deepest questions of life. His towering intellectual status means he is someone worth listening to when we think through the big questions of life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Makes you think...
- De Katy Bagdon en 10-10-19
De: Alister McGrath
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The Quantum and the Lotus
- A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet
- De: Matthieu Ricard, Trinh Xuan Thuan
- Narrado por: James Anderson Foster
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
When Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Thuan met at an academic conference in the summer of 1997, they began discussing the many remarkable connections between the teachings of Buddhism and the findings of recent science. That conversation grew into an astonishing correspondence exploring a series of fascinating questions. Did the universe have a beginning? Might our perception of time in fact be an illusion, a phenomenon created in our brains that has no ultimate reality? What is consciousness and how did it evolve?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The
- De willmit en 05-02-21
De: Matthieu Ricard, y otros
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There Is a God
- How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
- De: Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese - contributor
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
In There Is a God, one of the world's preeminent atheists discloses how his commitment to "follow the argument wherever it leads" led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is a compelling and refreshingly open-minded argument that will forever change the atheism debate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Rebekah Hull en 08-03-21
De: Antony Flew, y otros
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Philosophy of Mind
- An Audio Guide
- De: Edward Feser
- Narrado por: Andrea Powell
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
In this lively and entertaining introduction to the philosophy of mind, Edward Feser explores the questions central to the discipline, and relates them not only to the human brain and its capacity for thought, but also to the increasing sophistication of artificial intelligence. This in-depth primer is an account of all the most important and significant attempts that have been made to answer the riddles of consciousness and thought.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Author is a Christian apologist, and it shows
- De David Penn en 08-30-15
De: Edward Feser
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The Experience of God
- Being, Consciousness, Bliss
- De: David Bentley Hart
- Narrado por: Tom Pile
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 277
Despite the recent ferocious public debate about belief, the concept most central to the discussion "God" frequently remains vaguely and obscurely described. Are those engaged in these arguments even talking about the same thing? In a wide-ranging response to this confusion, esteemed scholar David Bentley Hart pursues a clarification of how the word "God” functions in the world’s great theistic faiths.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The clearest thinking I have heard in ages.
- De Carlos Miranda en 06-17-15
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Why Darwin Matters
- The Case for Evolution and Against Intelligent Design
- De: Michael Shermer
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 4 h y 22 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Columnist and publisher Michael Shermer, once an evangelical Christian and a creationist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents invoke a combination of ad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology in their new brand of creationism. He refutes their pseudoscientific arguments and then demonstrates why conservatives and people of faith can and should embrace evolution. Why Darwin Matters is an incisive examination of what is at stake in the debate over evolution.
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1 out of 5 stars
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TOTAL MISREPRENTATION: WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE?
- De Theo Tsourdalakis en 09-04-11
De: Michael Shermer
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The Landscape of History
- How Historians Map the Past
- De: John Lewis Gaddis
- Narrado por: Jack Chekijian
- Duración: 6 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
What is history, and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book!
- De Billy en 09-15-18
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Until the End of Time
- Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
- De: Brian Greene
- Narrado por: Brian Greene
- Duración: 14 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,566
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,302
Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Uneven
- De NJ en 03-03-20
De: Brian Greene
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The Grand Biocentric Design
- How Life Creates Reality
- De: Robert Lanza, Matej Pavšič
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 244
What is consciousness? Why are we here? Where did it all come from - the laws of nature, the stars, the universe? Humans have been asking these questions forever, but science hasn't succeeded in providing many answers - until now. In The Grand Biocentric Design, Robert Lanza, one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People", is joined by theoretical physicist Matej Pavšic and astronomer Bob Berman to shed light on the big picture that has long eluded philosophers and scientists alike.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Should be in the fiction section.
- De Frank en 12-29-20
De: Robert Lanza, y otros
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The Devil's Delusion
- Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions
- De: David Berlinski
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 6 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 654
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 562
Militant atheism is on the rise. In recent years, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have produced a steady stream of best-selling books denigrating religious belief. These authors are merely the leading edge of a larger movement that includes much of the scientific community. In response, mathematician David Berlinski, himself a secular Jew, delivers a biting defense of religious thought.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Riddled With Problems
- De Ben en 11-01-13
De: David Berlinski
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
- De: Thomas S. Kuhn
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,159
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 837
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 819
A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were - and still are. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that kind of book.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The problem is not with the book
- De Marcus en 08-09-09
De: Thomas S. Kuhn
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The Function of Reason
- De: Alfred North Whitehead
- Narrado por: Ray Childs
- Duración: 2 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Whitehead presented these three lectures at Princeton University in 1929. Although 85 years have passed, his central thesis and his analysis remain remarkably current. The scientific materialism that Whitehead opposed with such vigor continues to dominate in academic circles, and even now those who question that worldview are often accused of being antiscientific. This is especially true in discussions of the nature of the human mind and its relation to the body (particularly the brain).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good
- De Benjamin en 06-17-22