Ever wondered what is God, life, spirit, universe. About the facts of life which are above and beyond science and human interpretation. I have a thought a million times about everything. While everything seems to be fitting very well in the borders of life, i really dont have answers to why life, what is human and why do certain things happen the way we do. These questions often leave us feeling like a fool. We live in world living a life, but what is world, what is life? Isnt it all a perception, an illusion. Do we know when it started, why it started and where will it end?
I happened to read a book written by Scott Adams called God's Debris. The book is written in narrative format as a conversation between an old man and a young man. The questions that we have regarding life, Karma, religions and God are explained with a very logical explanation.
The author states that we humans are God's debris. We all have fallen apart in form of humans on earth and now God is in the phase of integration. We all will converge and merge to the oneness some day. The author has explained God with probablity. The theory regarding karma, religions, people, our approach in life have been analyzed with such stark and to the point examples that you are bound to give each line a thought.
I have always had doubt in the principles of physics as while it is able to give terminilogy to nature and its forces, it usually fails to prove the reason of its origin. The author has beautifully challenged the science with the inherent uncertainities. All in all a wonderful piece of writing. Probably would make me believe more in God for a valid reason.
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Visiting your blog for the first time here.
IMO and by the authors' own admission, God's Debris is intended at creating a theory that is inherently false yet appearing as a compelling argument if we did not have a holistic knowledge of science, religion and logical reasoning.
In a nutshell, the ideal book to use as an exercise in finding logical gaps. Not to be taken seriously.
Dear mrsgollum,
I dont think any author will write a diclaimer stating that "please take my books seriously." Books are written to present a point of view. If you relate to it, you kind of assimilate it. So, if you dont want to take the logics seriously, you are welcome.
I found the logics extremely well knit and convincing. I would stilln recommend people to go ahead and read.
:)
Call me Navin - I get the feeling people take me for somebody's better half with this id:)
Anyway, I just read God's Debris once again and you should really go back to the introduction where Adams indeed provides such a disclaimer :
The simplest explanations
for the Big Questions ended up connecting paths that
don’t normally get connected. The description of reality in
God’s Debris isn’t true, as far as I know, but it’s oddly compelling.
Therein lies the thought experiment:
Try to figure out what’s wrong with the
simplest explanations.
The central character states a number of scientific “facts.”
Some of his weirdest statements are consistent with what scientists
generally believe. Some of what he says is creative baloney
designed to sound true. See if you can tell the difference."
In other words, it's bullshit designed to sound profound. In real life, Adams is precisely the kind of guy who'd pull off such a book to test people's beliefs:)..
In any case, it is a compelling read like you say. Only it's a challenge to one's intellect in finding flaws!
OK Navin, i take your point. I did take you for someone's better half. :)Read as - Mrs. Gollum. :D
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