Meditations on Reality and Spirituality from a Doctor, a Patient, a Scientist, and a Reluctant Believer
Nonfiction
Date Published: June 29, 2024
Written from the perspective of a doctor and scientist, Everything that I Know About the Universe is a selection of essays explaining why we need to rethink some of our basic assumptions about science and theology and how the two fields of thought can coexist. The need to ask where we came from and why we're here is a fundamental part of being human. This text seeks to take those two questions and reframe them to show how they can be scientifically answered, but spiritually informed, with appeals made to evolutionary biology, quantum mechanics, cosmology, and large number theory. Along the way, the author lays out definitions for the mind, consciousness, and spirituality, and shows that even if we can't have definitive answers to the big existential questions of life, asking those questions is one of the most important things that we can do. The essays also delve into some of the most important critiques of traditional religious and scientific perspectives on the universe.
Why are we here? What is the purpose of the universe? These are questions that we are born with, and they weigh heavily on our minds and on how we relate to each other. But as we grow and develop into adults, the big questions become supplanted by smaller, daily questions: How should we pay our bills? What should we eat for dinner? Should we make a particular plan or arrangement? These smaller, daily questions stack up and often distract us from thinking of ourselves as spiritual beings.
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