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kauther's review against another edition
4.0
The book is very interesting and thought provoking. It delves into the majority of philosophical questions with which mankind has been struggling. They key element of this book is that it looks at this questions from the perspective of scientist, combining empirical evidence, logical argumentation, and Bayesian thinking—culminating in poetic naturalism.
Overall, I learned a lot from this book, and I found it delightfully stimulating at many points.
My only qualm about the book is it has parts that are not so engaging, giving too many examples, or taking too long to make a point.
I would not describe it as a superb piece of writing, but it is definitely worth the time and effort.
Overall, I learned a lot from this book, and I found it delightfully stimulating at many points.
My only qualm about the book is it has parts that are not so engaging, giving too many examples, or taking too long to make a point.
I would not describe it as a superb piece of writing, but it is definitely worth the time and effort.
jasonlee77's review against another edition
5.0
Very broad and expansive material for the mind! This book is basically a Humanist look at the universe, life and existence through the lens of physics, ontology, biology, Astro physics and quantum mechanics.
I can't fool myself into believing that I grasped everything this book lays out for its audience, but it is supremely inspiring and only furthers my thirst to learn more about science.
I really enjoyed Sean Carroll's respectful approach to religion. He is admittedly an atheist and very clearly lays out hard to argue claims against creationism and nearly every other argument that religious types tend to have against science, but he does so in a very respectful manner and never once comes off as condescending or full of himself.
It was a refreshing and much needed approach for a book like this. You don't convince people by beating them over the head at 'how smart you are, and how dumb they are' for believing in things that are dated, can be factually debunked through science etc. No, you will have much better results by coming to the debate the way Sean does in this book!
I absolutely loved this inspiring, fresh, motivating, and educating look at how the things in our universe, earth and life existence, came into being!
I can't fool myself into believing that I grasped everything this book lays out for its audience, but it is supremely inspiring and only furthers my thirst to learn more about science.
I really enjoyed Sean Carroll's respectful approach to religion. He is admittedly an atheist and very clearly lays out hard to argue claims against creationism and nearly every other argument that religious types tend to have against science, but he does so in a very respectful manner and never once comes off as condescending or full of himself.
It was a refreshing and much needed approach for a book like this. You don't convince people by beating them over the head at 'how smart you are, and how dumb they are' for believing in things that are dated, can be factually debunked through science etc. No, you will have much better results by coming to the debate the way Sean does in this book!
I absolutely loved this inspiring, fresh, motivating, and educating look at how the things in our universe, earth and life existence, came into being!
jcoker10's review against another edition
4.0
While it loses a little momentum when the discussion turns to morality, and I find Carroll's writing style a little repetitive and slow, this book is a tour de force. Carroll covers an almost impossible number of topics and manages to introduce almost all of them with care. I especially enjoyed his conversations of quantum field theory, entropy and the arrow of time, and reducible complexity. Highly recommended--4.5/5 stars.
abbyperryman's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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slow-paced
4.25
mythie's review against another edition
challenging
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medium-paced
tilda_bernhardt's review against another edition
5.0
en bok som ligger i gränslandet mellan fysik och filosofi och lyfter frågor som:
hur lever man i ett universum som saknar en större mening? som inte har svar på hur den kom till, varför den kom till eller varför den är? men ett universum som hela tiden rör sig mot ett oändligt, svart, dött ingenting, föralltid.
hur lever man med att livet egentligen inte betyder något? att din existens egentligen inte betyder något? att universum saknar svar på varför vi kom till, varför vi är, vart vi är menade att gå?
hur lever man med att det bara finns naturliga sätt att vara, men inga naturliga rätt och fel eller gott och ont? en värld som saknar en gemensam grund för moral och etik?
hur lever man utan någon typ av vägledning men med så starkt driv att leva och förstå, för att ändå aldrig riktigt veta, och i slutet oundvikligen dö?
vad är ens verklighet? vad är medvetande? är vi bara atomerna vi är uppbyggda av eller finns det något mer? vad är du? och vad är jag?
“three billion heartbeats. the clock is ticking”
“we are star stuff, which has taken its destiny into its own hands”
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hur lever man i ett universum som saknar en större mening? som inte har svar på hur den kom till, varför den kom till eller varför den är? men ett universum som hela tiden rör sig mot ett oändligt, svart, dött ingenting, föralltid.
hur lever man med att livet egentligen inte betyder något? att din existens egentligen inte betyder något? att universum saknar svar på varför vi kom till, varför vi är, vart vi är menade att gå?
hur lever man med att det bara finns naturliga sätt att vara, men inga naturliga rätt och fel eller gott och ont? en värld som saknar en gemensam grund för moral och etik?
hur lever man utan någon typ av vägledning men med så starkt driv att leva och förstå, för att ändå aldrig riktigt veta, och i slutet oundvikligen dö?
vad är ens verklighet? vad är medvetande? är vi bara atomerna vi är uppbyggda av eller finns det något mer? vad är du? och vad är jag?
“three billion heartbeats. the clock is ticking”
“we are star stuff, which has taken its destiny into its own hands”
läs den om du vågar …
claz's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75