There is some sort of force that at least started some organization in the universe. It is based largely on conventional neuroscience, the nature of superhumanly intelligent computers predicted to emerge within the next several decades, and the growing field of synthetic biology. Michael persinger has a vision the almighty isnt dead, hes an energy field. Written in a clear and lucid way, the god experiment is a fascinating challenge to our assumptions about god, science and our place in the universe. The last few chapters were so beautifully composed, so profound in insight, and so resonannt with truth, i had to read them aloud to my wife.
The god experiment paperback january 1, 1999 by russell stannard author. Participants were surprised at how much their page related to the practices in their own religion. Half of the seminary students were given an assignment to prepare a sermon on the good samaritan. The panel was assembled to comment on the problem of creationism in american public schools. When stannard spoke i was intrigued to hear of an experiment that an organisation he was associated with was conducting. All materials are by mark and patti virkler, unless noted otherwise.
A guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate, and the notyetdeported with thomas mann and norman ornstein, published in. Adams describes gods debris as a thought experiment wrapped in a story. The god experiment by russell stannard is a fascinating challenge to our assumptions about god, science, and our place in the universe. Its designed to make your brain spin around inside your skull. His revelatory book is not only a philosophical treatise, but a beautiful meditation on the nature of god, consciousness, and being. Russell stannard, the distinguished physicist and author, looks at. Is mans appearance on earth the result of chance, as darwin would contend. This book is also gloriously and reverently written. A thought experiment is a 2001 novella by dilbert creator scott adams. We gave people all around the world a different page of the book of mormon. The program features eight profound and inspiring allnew sessions drawn from singers 50 years as a spiritual teacher and a highly successful business entrepreneur. One could imagine the question posed in the title of this book provok. Once the assignment was completed, the student was then told to go to a certain.
Sheets explained that the book of mormon social experiment was a powerful reminder of the similarities of gods children and the christian message of the book of mormon. Free christian books to download communion with god. Mark virkler introduces this website and communion with god ministries in this video. The god experiment enables listeners to understand and apply gods principles on a personal level. Each show presents a hypothesis based on the bible and christian theology, as well as a spiritual experiment that the listener can then attempt. Genesis 1 kjv in the beginning god created the heaven.
In the book wild goose chase i read about a study conducted by two princeton university psychologists that focused on the story of the good samaritan. The mother god experiment embracing the feminine image. Singer, the bestselling author of the untethered soul and the surrender experiment. Big bible science by erin lee green is the perfect way to get children to explore gods word through handson, live experiments. The first half of the book is about the author finding his spiritual groove and his experiences with yoga and meditation while the second half of the book addresses singers business experiences. Hes merciful, he does miracles, and he wants to help us. He examines creationism and the big bang, biblical miracles and quantum physics, and the idea of an omniscient god in the context of 4d space time. Ideal for homeschoolers or in classrooms, this book is designed to stir the imaginations of students and.
Over a scratchy speaker, a researcher announces, jack, one. Post navigation god wall to keep the inhabitants from leaving. God s debris espouses a philosophy based on the idea that the simplest explanation tends to be the best. When i saw a copy of the book with the same name at a local book store, i bought it immediately. Foreseeing god in the laboratory how evidence for design shows up in prophetic dreams 2. It proposes a form of pandeism and monism, postulating that an omnipotent god annihilated himself in the big bang, because an omniscient entity would already know everything possible except his own lack of existence, and exists now as the smallest units of matter and the law of probability, or god s debris.
Scott adams, creator of the popular comic strip dilbert, has written a modernday parable about a young man and an unlikely mentor. The participants are 1200 heart surgery patients, who know that they may, or may not, be prayed for by volunteers. Imagine that you meet a very old man whoyou eventually realizeknows literally everything. In my 20s, a friend gave me julian of norwichs 14th century book in which she writes of god as mother. Along with everyoneelse i applauded wildly and swayed and stomped my feet in unison andthought of russell stannard. There are 21 different units taking students through concepts such as gravity, friction, animal classification, the nervous system, and more. The message of the book is offered at the end, in the speeches of god, not in the opening scenario, which only sets up the thought experiment. In the science of god, distinguished physicist and biblical scholar gerald schroeder demonstrates the often surprising parallels between a variety of biblical teachings and the findings of biochemists, palaeontologists, astrophysicists, and. And the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters. And your mind is an electromagnetic map to your soul. Embracing the feminine image of god in the bible and in women.
It shows that god is a god of miracles, not a god of punishment. Or is mans appearance the result of a daring and risky experiment on the part of the creator of the universe. This is the first time that i have ever read a page of christian scripture. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. This book is a hugely important contribution to the god debate by a highly gifted philosopher and theologian. The purpose of the book is to propose an experiment the god test that is revolutionary from the standpoints of science and religion. The main thesis of this bookas the subtitle suggestsis that there is a convergence between modern scientific discoveries and the ancient wisdom of the old. Discovering intelligent design in our lives a stunning conclusion to an extraordinary psychic experiment. Gods debris is the first nondilbert, nonhumor book by bestselling author scott adams. Russell stannard an extraordinary prayer experiment is under way in the united states. It utilises resources from all the classical theistic traditions to clarify and rescue the word god from modern misconceptions. Synopsis a contentious look at how science can help to explore the nature of god. Throughout this book, augustine lets us know that these are extremely difficult questions for him, and continually asks god to help keep his mind focused. The book is focusing on how god works in the world, not teaching us about how things work in heaven.