Science and the Theory of God by Xavier L. Suarez (English) Paperback Book

Description: Science and the Theory of God by Xavier L. Suarez The supposed tension between religion and science is explored in this book in a most anecdotal and refreshing way. From the beginning, the author, Xavier L. Suarez, makes no assumptions about the existence of God, or the nature of God, if he/she/it exists. Instead, Suarez engages the reader in an objective discussion of what empirical and social science says about the likelihood of an infinite big banger or first cause who propelled the universe about fourteen billion years ago, endowing it with matter, space-time, and order. Moving very quickly from astrophysics to history, psychology and sociology, Suarez looks at the God theory in a most entertaining way. Questions like why bad things happen to good people? and whether our species is just a more intelligent edition of animals are tackled in a conversational style that is readable and even fun. In the end, the author concludes that the God theory is quite consistent with the latest discoveries of science. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Xavier L. Suarez is an author, lawyer, and politician. He served as mayor of Miami in from 1985 to 1993 and currently serves as a Miami-Dade county commissioner. His education includes degrees in mechanical engineering from Villanova University, a juris doctor from Harvard Law School, and a masters in public policy from Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is married to Rita Suarez and has four children. Excerpt from Book We humans are all rather alike. We have slightly different heights and weights; roughly half of us are male and half female. Our skin color and hair texture vary slightly, but our blood and nervous system are nearly identical. Our DNAs are essentially the same, with one extra chromosome depending on sex. As we look at our bodies and reflect with our minds, we can come to conclusions about our nature, our longings, our yearnings to live happily. Two modern sciences have fashioned tools with which to study human behavior. Psychology studies the individual and sociology studies the collection of individuals interacting. Those sciences did not exist in the Middle Ages or even during the Renaissance. They were formulated during the last couple of centuries, coinciding with a period of enormous advance in the natural sciences. Neither Aristotle, nor Augustine, or even Aquinas, in the thirteen century, had any inkling of the discoveries in genetics, microbiology, atomic physics, or cosmology. None of them had at their disposal modern, statistical studies that map the way in which our minds interact with our bodies in what are called "psychosomatic" effects. None could have guessed that some of us are born with a defect that makes us prone to have emotional highs and lows, called "bipolar episodes." Or that some are born with a propensity to fold into our interior shells and have difficulty interacting with others (a condition referred to as "autism"). If the ancients could resurrect and have a forum in which their brilliance could share insights with modern scientists, it might take the shape of something that I describe in the section that follows. Any reader who doesnt care to follow me in to a whimsical, theatrical, fictional gathering of academics and savants covering 3,500 years of human history can skip the preface and move to the first chapter. Besides some entertainment, it is also a sort of bibliography of authors on whom I have relied in crafting my own scientific analysis of what has been called the "God Theory." For if there was always a God, possessed of the intelligence and the benevolence we now attribute to her or him, it makes sense to think that there was a good reason for creating not just galaxies, but human beings. And if there was a reason for creating human beings, it stands to reason that there was a benevolent purpose, rather than just a fanciful, instinctive, almost sadistic intent to frustrate that new creature with limitations, disease, war, and the angst of never experiencing absolute joy. The mind of God, if there is a God, must be more explainable, more reasonable, more visionary than to create a flawed being. And so we delve into the analysis, borrowing from as many of the great thinkers as possible to fit into one little book, written by one amateur "natural theologian," who uses the methodology of science exclusively as the ultimate yardstick for finding truth. Details ISBN1546204849 Author Xavier L. Suarez Pages 216 Language English ISBN-10 1546204849 ISBN-13 9781546204848 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-08-26 Imprint Authorhouse Illustrations Illustrations, black and white UK Release Date 2017-08-26 Publisher Authorhouse Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117366331;

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