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Return of the God hypothesis, three scientific discoveries that reveal the mind behind the universe, Stephen C. Meyer

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Return of the God hypothesis

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Stephen C. Meyer

three scientific discoveries that reveal the mind behind the universe

"The anticipated third book from New York Times bestselling author and respected Intelligent Design scholar Stephen C. Meyer makes a compelling argument for the existence of God based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology"--, Provided by publisher

Prologue -- Part I: The rise and fall of theistic science. The Judeo-Christian origins of modern science -- Three metaphors and the making of the scientific world picture -- The rise of scientific materialism and the eclipse of theistic science -- Part II: Return of the God hypothesis. The light from distant galaxies -- The Big Bang theory -- The curvature of space and the beginning of the universe -- The Goldilocks universe -- Extreme fine tuning--by design? -- The origin of life and the DNA enigma -- The Cambrian and other information explosions -- Part III: Inference to the best metaphysical explanation. How to assess a metaphysical hypothesis -- The God hypothesis and the beginning of the universe -- The God hypothesis and the design of the universe -- The God hypothesis and the design of life -- Part IV: Conjectures and refutations. The information shell game -- One God or many universes? -- Stephen Hawking and quantum cosmology -- The cosmological information problem -- Collapsing waves and Boltzmann brains -- Part V: Conclusion. Acts of God or God of the gaps? -- The big questions and why they matter

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