Why Science Does Not Disprove God
Written by Amir Aczel
Narrated by Grover Gardner
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The renowned science writer, mathematician, and bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem masterfully refutes the overreaching claims the "New Atheists," providing millions of educated believers with a clear, engaging explanation of what science really says, how there's still much space for the Divine in the universe, and why faith in both God and empirical science are not mutually exclusive.
A highly publicized coterie of scientists and thinkers, including Richard Dawkins, the late Christopher Hitchens, and Lawrence Krauss, have vehemently contended that breakthroughs in modern science have disproven the existence of God, asserting that we must accept that the creation of the universe came out of nothing, that religion is evil, that evolution fully explains the dazzling complexity of life, and more. In this much-needed book, science journalist Amir Aczel profoundly disagrees and conclusively demonstrates that science has not, as yet, provided any definitive proof refuting the existence of God.
Why Science Does Not Disprove God is his brilliant and incisive analyses of the theories and findings of such titans as Albert Einstein, Roger Penrose, Alan Guth, and Charles Darwin, all of whose major breakthroughs leave open the possibility— and even the strong likelihood—of a Creator. Bolstering his argument, Aczel lucidly discourses on arcane aspects of physics to reveal how quantum theory, the anthropic principle, the fine-tuned dance of protons and quarks, the existence of anti-matter and the theory of parallel universes, also fail to disprove God.
Amir Aczel
Amir D. Aczel, Ph.D., is the author of the international bestseller Fermat's Last Theorem, which has been published in twenty-eight languages. A past recipient of a Sloan Foundation grant and a Guggenheim fellowship, Aczel was a visiting scholar at Harvard University from 2005 to 2007 and is currently a research fellow in the history of science at Boston University. He is a regular contributor to Discover magazine.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Well written and many good arguments for why science will likely never be able to prove God does not exist. Digs deeply into issues such as the Big Bang, the anthropic principle and the multiverse. As a science writer, Aczel is used to writing for the general reading public, so his descriptions of physics concepts is well done. He does touch on origin of life issues as well, but in a more cursory manner. Nicely up to date on the physics and math, though.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'd read this book again. A refreshing, at times, look at the biases brought to the discussion of God's existence. Nice to have a different take on the God question from one involved in science and mathematics. I'd start with the conclusion and then go to the beginning for the best read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5"Beautiful" is not a word I would typically apply to a book that refers so often to topics that I try to avoid: topics like mathematics and quantum physics. But Amir Aczel is such a graceful writer, one able to translate profound ideas in to simple concepts for the average reader (like me) that "beautiful" is, indeed, the word that comes to mind.I love that the premise of this book is not that God exists; rather, the author explains how there is really nothing to show that God does NOT exist. His tools are math, science, logic and philosophy, and his reasoning is brilliant. There is nothing sappy about this book, as a reader might have feared (justifiably, considering what's typically out there on the topic of God's existence). Instead, Aczel is a very straightforward writer and thinker.I checked this book out of the library and liked it so much I immediately ordered my own copy to keep.