God, Chance and Necessity
God, Chance and Necessity
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Publisher: Oneworld Publications
ISBN: 9781851681167
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 26/09/1996
Width: 14.8 cm
Height: 21 cm
The so-called ‘new materialism’ argues that science and religious belief are incompatible. From Cosmology to Biology, its exponents have included such eminent names as Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, Peter Atkins and Michael Ruse.
With a carefully argued, point by point refutation of scientific atheism, God, Chance and Necessity shows that modern scientific knowledge does not undermine belief in God, but actually points to the existence of God as the best explanation of the way things are. Thus, it sets out to demolish the claims of books like The Selfish Gene, and to show that the overwhelming appearance of design in nature is not deceptive.
With a carefully argued, point by point refutation of scientific atheism, God, Chance and Necessity shows that modern scientific knowledge does not undermine belief in God, but actually points to the existence of God as the best explanation of the way things are. Thus, it sets out to demolish the claims of books like The Selfish Gene, and to show that the overwhelming appearance of design in nature is not deceptive.
introduction 7
1 The origin of the species 15
2 Something for nothing: a dubious deal 34
3 is there any point? Where the universe is going 50
4. Darwin and natural selection 61
5.the metaphysics of theism 96
6. The elegance of the Life- plan 105
7. Evolution and purpose 131
8. Brains and consciousness 147
9. The future of evolution 167
10.Suffering and goodness 190
bibliography 205
Index 208
1 The origin of the species 15
2 Something for nothing: a dubious deal 34
3 is there any point? Where the universe is going 50
4. Darwin and natural selection 61
5.the metaphysics of theism 96
6. The elegance of the Life- plan 105
7. Evolution and purpose 131
8. Brains and consciousness 147
9. The future of evolution 167
10.Suffering and goodness 190
bibliography 205
Index 208
