Believing is seeing : a physicist explains how science shattered his atheism and revealed the necessity of faith /
Guillen, Michael,
Believing is seeing : a physicist explains how science shattered his atheism and revealed the necessity of faith / Michael Guillen. - xviii, 268 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Endorsements -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book -- My Journey -- 1. California Dreamin' . . . and Beyond -- 2. The Awakening -- 3. The Reckoning: Part 1 -- 4. The Reckoning: Part 2 -- 5. The Result -- The Truth about Faith -- 6. Having Faith in Faith -- 7. Having Faith in the Scientific Method -- 8. Having Faith in Mathematics -- 9. Having Faith in Physics -- 10. Having Faith in Astronomy -- 11. Having Faith in God -- Your Destiny -- 12. Having Faith in Your Worldview -- 13. Putting Your Faith to the Test -- Appendix A: The Cosmic Distance Ladder -- Appendix B: Worldviews -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.
Nowadays, beliefs rule the day. "Personal truth" is more important than "the truth." In one study, more than 91 percent of the respondents couldn't tell the difference between opinion and fact. For them, in other words, opinions are facts and beliefs are truth. In Believing is Seeing, former ABC News Science Editor and Harvard physics instructor Dr. Michael Guillen explains how every aspect of the human experience, from science to religion, is powered by one thing: faith. That includes your worldview. Powered by faith -- by beliefs you can't prove -- it dictates how you see everything and everyone, all the time. Believing is seeing. Are your beliefs true or untrue? Is your faith enlightened or misguided? The answers to those questions reveal whether your current worldview is dangerous or dependable. As Dr. Guillen explains in the pages of this book, what you believe is not just a matter of what's true or not true; it's a matter of life and death--page 4 of cover.
9781496455574 1496455576 9781496455581 1496455584
GBC1D5890 bnb
020298609 Uk
Religion and science.
Faith.
Atheism.
Believing is seeing : a physicist explains how science shattered his atheism and revealed the necessity of faith / Michael Guillen. - xviii, 268 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Endorsements -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book -- My Journey -- 1. California Dreamin' . . . and Beyond -- 2. The Awakening -- 3. The Reckoning: Part 1 -- 4. The Reckoning: Part 2 -- 5. The Result -- The Truth about Faith -- 6. Having Faith in Faith -- 7. Having Faith in the Scientific Method -- 8. Having Faith in Mathematics -- 9. Having Faith in Physics -- 10. Having Faith in Astronomy -- 11. Having Faith in God -- Your Destiny -- 12. Having Faith in Your Worldview -- 13. Putting Your Faith to the Test -- Appendix A: The Cosmic Distance Ladder -- Appendix B: Worldviews -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.
Nowadays, beliefs rule the day. "Personal truth" is more important than "the truth." In one study, more than 91 percent of the respondents couldn't tell the difference between opinion and fact. For them, in other words, opinions are facts and beliefs are truth. In Believing is Seeing, former ABC News Science Editor and Harvard physics instructor Dr. Michael Guillen explains how every aspect of the human experience, from science to religion, is powered by one thing: faith. That includes your worldview. Powered by faith -- by beliefs you can't prove -- it dictates how you see everything and everyone, all the time. Believing is seeing. Are your beliefs true or untrue? Is your faith enlightened or misguided? The answers to those questions reveal whether your current worldview is dangerous or dependable. As Dr. Guillen explains in the pages of this book, what you believe is not just a matter of what's true or not true; it's a matter of life and death--page 4 of cover.
9781496455574 1496455576 9781496455581 1496455584
GBC1D5890 bnb
020298609 Uk
Religion and science.
Faith.
Atheism.