• by Adair Butchins
• ISBN: 0-9539818-0-0
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The book deals basically with the effect that modern cosmology has had on religion. It is not a book of apology for either theism, deism or atheism. It deals not only with the main religions of the West but also those of the East. Although it finds that in general the fundamental eschatological aspects of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are invalidated by the Copernican Principle it goes on to investigate their dualistic character and points to the relevance of their ethical dimension.

In Chapter 6 on consciousness I postulate a cosmological theory for this phenomenon.

On the whole my book is a book both of scientific explanation of some of the more esoteric cosmological ideas and of their religious aspect, either for or against the existence of a supreme Creator. It is written with the layperson in mind. Apart from a simple calculation in Chapter 2 It includes no mathematics. Any mathematical concepts such as the “normal distribution” etc. are described in simple straightforward terms. The same principle is used when describing cosmological ideas and calculations.
The book should prove very useful for Brights when engaged in philosophical or theological debate. It also includes letters to various religious authorities and their replies.
In conclusion it advocates the scientific method of investigation not only for the materialistic aspects of the universe but also for any spiritual or religious concepts that are contained within the ideas of theistic apologists.

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