Why Science Does Not Disprove God, Amir Aczel
Why Science Does Not Disprove God, Amir Aczel
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Why Science Does Not Disprove God

Author: Amir Aczel

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/15/2014

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Synopsis

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.

About 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dhanaraj on March 08, 2017

I had always desired that someone wrote such a book - a response to the New Atheists. I had read some of the books by New Atheists (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, etc). To tell you the truth I was mostly offended by their lopsided arguments against God. Their arguments were mostly......more

Goodreads review by Brian on May 09, 2014

There have been a good few attempts to counter Richard Dawkins' best selling The God Delusion, but I think this is one of the more interesting, as it's written by a mathematician and physicist turned science writer, who certainly knows a lot more about physics than Dawkins. What Amir Aczel sets out t......more

Goodreads review by Aditya on November 23, 2015

I read The God Delusion almost immediately after having finished this book. Pretty much all that this author has to say against Richard Dawkins' writings are just re-questionings of what Dawkins has already tackled - either indisputably, or satisfactorily enough, or has only inserted as one among ma......more

Goodreads review by Julie on August 31, 2016

Short version: I want to believe Aczel's arguments. However, some of the inaccuracies in nonscientific areas made me wonder if he was trustworthy in the science. Full Review THE GOODThe purpose of this book is to defend the integrity of science.Amir d. Aczel, mathematician and science journalist,......more

Goodreads review by Don on June 10, 2014

Distinguished mathematician pulls the science rug out from under New Atheists. Professor gives New Atheists a failing grade in science. Science historian sends New Atheists back to the drawing board. I can't decide which sentence would make the best lead for this review. In this book, Aczel, the math P......more