The Science Delusion
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The Science Delusion
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Author : Rupert Sheldrake
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-01-05
The Science Delusion written by Rupert Sheldrake and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-05 with Religion categories.
The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book, Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. The sciences would be better off without them: freer, more interesting, and more fun. According to the dogmas of science, all reality is material or physical. The world is a machine, made up of dead matter. Nature is purposeless. Consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. Free will is an illusion. God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls. But should science be a belief-system, or a method of enquiry? Sheldrake shows that the materialist ideology is moribund; under its sway, increasingly expensive research is reaping diminishing returns. In the skeptical spirit of true science, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions, and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities.The Science Delusion will radically change your view of what is possible. and give you new hope for the world.
Science Set Free
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Author : Rupert Sheldrake
language : en
Publisher: Deepak Chopra
Release Date : 2013-09-03
Science Set Free written by Rupert Sheldrake and has been published by Deepak Chopra this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-03 with Science categories.
The bestselling author of Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home offers an intriguing new assessment of modern day science that will radically change the way we view what is possible. In Science Set Free (originally published to acclaim in the UK as The Science Delusion), Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity. According to these principles, all of reality is material or physical; the world is a machine, made up of inanimate matter; nature is purposeless; consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain; free will is an illusion; God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls. But should science be a belief-system, or a method of enquiry? Sheldrake shows that the materialist ideology is moribund; under its sway, increasingly expensive research is reaping diminishing returns while societies around the world are paying the price. In the skeptical spirit of true science, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions, and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities for discovery. Science Set Free will radically change your view of what is real and what is possible.
Unweaving The Rainbow
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2018-10-09
Unweaving The Rainbow written by Richard Dawkins and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-09 with Science categories.
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Science in the Soul. "If any recent writing about science is poetic, it is this" ( The Wall Street Journal). Did Sir Isaac Newton "unweave the rainbow" by reducing it to its prismatic colors, as John Keats contended? Did he, in other words, diminish beauty? Far from it, says acclaimed scientist Richard Dawkins; Newton's unweaving is the key too much of modern astronomy and to the breathtaking poetry of modern cosmology. Mysteries don't lose their poetry because they are solved: the solution often is more beautiful than the puzzle, uncovering deeper mysteries. With the wit, insight, and spellbinding prose that have made him a bestselling author, Dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science, from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality, combining them in a landmark statement of the human appetite for wonder. This is the book Dawkins was meant to write: A brilliant assessment of what science is (and isn't), a tribute to science not because it is useful but because it is uplifting. "A love letter to science, an attempt to counter the perception that science is cold and devoid of aesthetic sensibility . . . Rich with metaphor, passionate arguments, wry humor, colorful examples, and unexpected connections, Dawkins' prose can be mesmerizing." — San Francisco Chronicle "Brilliance and wit." — The New Yorker
Schizophrenia
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Author : Mary Boyle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-21
Schizophrenia written by Mary Boyle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-21 with Medical categories.
First published in 2002. Schizophrenia: A Scientific Delusion?, first published in 1990, made a very significant contribution to the debates on the concepts of schizophrenia and mental illness. These concepts remain both influential and controversial and this new updated second edition provides an incisive critical analysis of the debates over the last decade. As well as providing updated versions of the historical and scientific arguments against the concept of schizophrenia which formed the basis of the first edition, Boyle covers significant new material relevant to today’s debates.
The Dawkins Delusion
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Author : Alister McGrath
language : en
Publisher: SPCK
Release Date : 2007-02-16
The Dawkins Delusion written by Alister McGrath and has been published by SPCK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-16 with Religion categories.
World-renowned scientist Richard Dawkins writes in The God Delusion: 'If this book works as I intend, religious readers who open it will be atheists when they put it down'. The volume has received wide coverage, fuelled much passionate debate and caused not a little confusion. Alister McGrath is ideally placed to evaluate Dawkins' ideas. Once an atheist himself, he gained a doctorate in molecular biophysics before going on to become a leading Christian theologian. He wonders how two people, who have reflected at length on substantially the same world, could possibly have come to such different conclusions about God. McGrath subjects Dawkins' critique of faith to rigorous scrutiny. His exhilarating, meticulously argued response deals with questions such as: Is faith intellectual nonsense? Are science and religion locked in a battle to the death? Can the roots of Christianity be explained away scientifically? Is Christianity simply a force for evil? This book will be warmly received by those looking for a reliable assessment of The God Delusion and the many questions it raises - including, above all, the relevance of faith and the quest for meaning.
Science And Spiritual Practices
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Author : Rupert Sheldrake
language : en
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Release Date : 2018
Science And Spiritual Practices written by Rupert Sheldrake and has been published by Counterpoint LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with HEALTH & FITNESS categories.
"I have personally adopted many of the practices Rupert describes in his book and experienced more love, joy, empathy, gratitude, and equanimity as a result. We are all indebted to Rupert, who has tirelessly brought us deep insights from both science and spirituality." --Deepak Chopra The effects of spiritual practices are now being investigated scientifically as never before, and many studies have shown that religious and spiritual practices generally make people happier and healthier. In this pioneering book, Rupert Sheldrake shows how science helps validate seven practices on which many religions are built,and which are part of our common human heritage: meditation, gratitude, connecting with nature, relating to plants, rituals, singing and chanting, and pilgrimage and holy places. Sheldrake summarizes the latest scientific research on what happens when we take part in these practices, and suggests ways that readers can explore these fields for themselves. For those who are religious, Science and Spiritual Practices will illuminate the evolutionary origins of their own traditions and give a new appreciation of their power. For the nonreligious, this book will show how the core practicesof spirituality are accessible to all. This is a book for anyone who suspects that in the drive toward radical secularism, something valuable has been left behind. Rupert Sheldrake compellingly argues that by opening ourselves to the spiritual dimension, we may find the strength to live more fulfilling lives.
The Delusions Of Economics
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Author : Gilbert Rist
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2011-11-24
The Delusions Of Economics written by Gilbert Rist and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-24 with Political Science categories.
In The Delusions of Economics, Gilbert Rist presents a radical critique of neoclassical economics from a social and historical perspective. Rather than enter into existing debates between different orthodoxies, Rist instead explores the circumstances that prevailed when economics was 'invented', and the resultant biases that helped forge the construction of economics as a 'science'. In doing so, Rist demonstrates how these various presuppositions are either obsolete or just plain wrong, and that traditional economics is largely based on irrational convictions that are difficult to debunk due to their 'religious' nature. As a result, we are prevented from properly understanding the world around us and dealing with the financial, environmental, and climatic crises that lie ahead. Provocative and original, this essential book provides incontrovertible proof that the construction of a new economic paradigm - pluralistic, ecologically compatible, grounded in reality - has now become a necessity.
A New Science Of Life
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Author : Rupert Sheldrake
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Release Date : 2005-02-01
A New Science Of Life written by Rupert Sheldrake and has been published by Icon Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-01 with Science categories.
**The fully revised edition of Rupert Sheldrake's controversial science classic, from the author of the bestselling Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home, celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2021!** After chemists crystallised a new chemical for the first time, it became easier and easier to crystallise in laboratories all over the world. After rats at Harvard first escaped from a new kind of water maze, successive generations learned quicker and quicker. Then rats in Melbourne, Australia learned yet faster. Rats with no trained ancestors shared in this improvement. Rupert Sheldrake sees these processes as examples of morphic resonance. Past forms and activities of organisms, he argues, influence organisms in the present through direct connections across time and space.Individual plants and animals both draw upon and contribute to the collective memory of their species. Sheldrake, now Director of the Perrott-Warwick Project supported by Trinity College, Cambridge, reinterprets the regularities of nature as being more like habits than immutable laws. Described as 'the best candidate for burning there has been for many years' by Nature on first publication, this updated edition will raise hackles and inspire curiosity in equal measure.
Ways To Go Beyond And Why They Work
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Author : Rupert Sheldrake
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-01-24
Ways To Go Beyond And Why They Work written by Rupert Sheldrake and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with Science categories.
To go beyond is to move into a higher state of consciousness, to a place of bliss, greater understanding, love, and deep connectedness, a realm where we finally find life's meaning - experiences for which all spiritual seekers seek. Dr Rupert Sheldrake, writing as both a scientist and a spiritual explorer, looks at seven spiritual practices that are personally transformative and have scientifically measurable effects. He combines the latest scientific research with his extensive knowledge of mystical traditions around the world to show how we may tune into more-than-human realms of consciousness through psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, and by taking cannabis. He also shows how everyday activities can have mystical dimensions, including sports and learning from animals. He discusses traditional religious practices such as fasting, prayer, and the celebration of festivals and holy days. Why do these practices work? Are their effects all inside brains and essentially illusory? Or can we really make contact with forms of consciousness greater than our own? We are in the midst of a spiritual revival. This book is an essential guide.
Avoid Science Falsely So Called
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Author : Noel J. Hadley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-11-20
Avoid Science Falsely So Called written by Noel J. Hadley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-20 with categories.
HOW CHRISTIANITY HAS COLLECTIVELY COME TO AGREE with an academic Scientism which claims it knows better than God, I cannot say. But this is the soggy marsh by which we've fooled ourselves into building God's kingdom upon, having conceded to the itching ears and salivating mouths of godless philosophers that 'not all of the Holy Scriptures are so firm a foundation as we once thought,' and just look around--western civilization is clearly no better for it. The theology of Flat Earth is inseparable from the Bible's many other fundamental doctrines because God Himself spoke of it--which makes it of equal importance, if not greater still.Martin Luther and the Reformers held fast to their position. Successive generations did not. This is our inheritance. We were born into the muck and the mire of a humanist catacomb, and if we successfully clamored out into the illuminating light which only God can give, having freed ourselves from the shackles of delusion, it's because we entrusted the Word--not men, as a lamp unto our feet and a light until our path--and nothing else. The doctrine of "Sola Scriptura!" insists that God has given us a surer word. It takes a strict stance against the vanity of worldly philosophies, human tradition, or counter-revelation by men of the cloth, even those deriving from the halls of Science, if and when they oppose the Lord's own testimony concerning Him. That sure Word which we hold in our hands is a light-bearer into the glorious reality of eternity itself. The Holy Ghost is not so frivolous a poet--a title sporadically assigned by men who feel His wording does not apply to their higher understandings--as to keep us guessing in the fog of confusion with a plurality of possible meanings. What He has revealed is sure and fundamentally true.The moral views regarding the universe always have been and will forevermore continue to be, if we simply brace ourselves like men, put forward by God Almighty. The theology of Flat Earth is indispensable to correct views of the Lord Himself, and with good reason. Whenever human souls depart from God's unbending principle, as is evident from this "renaissance of man," or the illuminated parade of humanism unfolding before us, they invariably end by departing from Him--eternally.