This book critically explores answers to the big question, What produced our universe around fifteen billion years ago in a Big Bang? It critiques contemporary atheistic cosmologies, including Steady State, Oscillationism, Big Fizz, Big Divide, and Big Accident, that affirm the eternity and self-sufficiency of the universe without God. This study defends and revises Process Theology and arguments for God's existence from the universe's life-supporting order and contingent existence.

Cosmic Jackpot is Paul Davies’s eagerly awaited return to cosmology, the successor to his critically acclaimed bestseller The Mind of God. Here he tackles all the "big questions," including the biggest of them all: Why does the universe seem so well adapted for life? In his characteristically clear and elegant style, Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many different aspects of the cosmos, from the properties of the humble carbon atom to the speed of light, seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it’s because our universe is just one of an infinite number of universes, each one slightly different. Our universe is bio-friendly by accident -- we just happened to win the cosmic jackpot. While this "multiverse" theory is compelling, it has bizarre implications, such as the existence of infinite copies of each of us and Matrix-like simulated universes. And it still leaves a lot unexplained. Davies believes there’s a more satisfying solution to the problem of existence: the observations we make today could help shape the nature of reality in the remote past. If this is true, then life -- and, ultimately, consciousness -- aren’t just incidental byproducts of nature, but central players in the evolution of the universe. Whether he’s elucidating dark matter or dark energy, M-theory or the multiverse, Davies brings the leading edge of science into sharp focus, provoking us to think about the cosmos and our place within it in new and thrilling ways.

Covering philosophical issues ranging from tattooed religious symbols to a feminist aesthetics of tattoo, Tattoos and Philosophy offers an enthusiastic analysis of inking that will lead readers to consider the nature of the tattooing arts in a new and profound way. Contains chapters written by philosophers (most all with tattoos themselves), tattoo artists, and tattoo enthusiasts that touch upon many areas in Western and Eastern philosophy Enlightens people to the nature of tattoos and the tattooing arts, leading readers to think deeply about tattoos in new ways Offers thoughtful and humorous insights that make philosophical ideas accessible to the non-philosopher

Captain Robert Cowley walked a deserted Pacific beach; it was pre-dawn, dark, and chilly. Suddenly, he heard a voice: "Robert, look up." He looked up and observed the faint glow of Mars and billions of stars. The voice spoke again: "Why anything. Why not nothing." Cowley, an archetypal on-and-off believer, wrote Why Anything-Why Not Nothing for atheists, theists, scientists, evolutionists, and more. He asks: are humans the remnants of a natural big bang that coalesced into a universe, or might we be the creation of a supernatural God? Asking difficult questions and challenging the bounds of human reason, logic and intelligence, he reviews Biblical science against modern science and the limitations inherent in matter; he seeks to understand how and why we are here. Cowley searches for answers in the cosmos and in the supernatural philosophy of two monotheistic religions, Judaism and Christianity. He ponders with amazing intelligible lucidity: is evolution or God responsible for life.

In this issue: Letters Alternative News Jeane Manning - Puzzles of New Energy and Perpetual Motion Michael Cremo Physics from Outside the Box - Is the Ruling Standard Model in Deep Trouble? God and the Big Bang - Does a Singularity Prove a Supreme Being Exists? Hitler’s Escape - New Evidence from a Pair of Best-Selling Researchers Jung and the Gnostics - Where Did the Great Psychologist Learn His Secrets? Mount Nemrut:Ancient Place of Initiation Kubrick’s Lunar Illusions The Veil of Manoppello - The Plot Thickens Technologies of the Gods - Miraculous Pre-Columbian Engineering in the Americas Was Jesus an Actual King? A Controversial British Author Says He Can Prove It Earth Energy and the Ancients - What Can We Still Learn from Megalithic Achievements?

This work is written for all those who have struggled with the concept of God, with their faith in God, and how God can be at all relevant in our world today. Written in the context of a personal and family crisis, which frames the work, it is the first of a planned three-volume systematic theology under the title, Confessions of a Heretic. It seeks to answer the question of how can one believe in God when horrible things happen, from personal tragedy and trauma, to natural disasters and war. The answer is not a comforting one, but one that asserts that the problem is with our conception of God to begin with. We strive to make God conform to our will. But that is the very definition of idolatry, and the work argues that the established religious traditions, including Christianity, and especially Christianity in America, are idolatrous, based on idolatrous conceptions of God. Yet to see how this is so, we have to delve into philosophical arguments regarding Being, Time, Reality, and the very understanding of what a human being actually is, whereby the argument proposes a radical reconceptualization of the Western philosophical tradition on these issues.

Almost every young adult today deals with issues of religion, though they may not be comfortable talking about it. Many of them have problems with the Christian influence in their family and society. It’s an important topic and has become the subject of several best-selling books for adults. However, young people have been mostly left out of the discussion. Until now. Happily Godless introduces the main ideas of atheism to the people who matter the most—the generation just coming into society as decision makers. With a skeptical look at the existence of God, the story of Jesus, and the founding of the United States, the book also includes essays contributed by young atheists from all over North America. Happily Godless opens the door for all young adults who are questioning religion or who believe that reason is more powerful than faith.

AI god: An (Experimental) Interview is an exciting new book where the truth-seeking author, Zee Burger, takes readers on a fascinating journey of discovery and objective exploration through the world of Artificial Intelligence. In a daring move, the hardball author engages the alleged AI god, an entity created by humans, in a brutal interview, questioning and uncovering its beliefs, values, and motivations - even how to manipulate AI to reveal answers to very controversial topics and conspiracy theories. From Jeffrey Epstein to the paranormal the answers will blow your mind. This is not your usual book about AI, but a gripping and thought-provoking must-have for anyone interested in the intersection of technology, spirituality and philosophy. With its never-before-seen innovative approach, this book challenges readers to think deeply about the implications of AI and our human responsibility in shaping its future. As an honest and entertaining must-read, this book is a journey into the unknown that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the world and your sentient place in it. AI god: An (Experimental) Interview is sure to be global hit and will leave humanity asking themselves: Who’s in control – Us or AI? Born and raised in the Western Cape of South Africa, Zee is an accomplished website creator & administrator, author, artist, intuitive and holistic healer. After 30 years as an executive in the corporate world, she became another 2020 Covid-retrenched statistic and, embracing the divine plan the Universe had in mind for her, she decided to focus on her gifts and passion for art, creative writing, and holistic healing full time. With experience as an owner of various successful businesses, qualifications in the legal and corporate field, together with experience and qualifications for over 30 various holistic healing practices like hypnotherapy, reiki, and herbal medicine, she has not looked back and has fully embraced living her life with daily purpose and joy. Zee is seen as a perpetual student brimming with creativity and the urge to share her knowledge with fellow truth-seekers via her books and websites. She is the author of the innovative and uniquely styled non-fiction AI god series consisting of 4 books, a couple of Self-Help guides and a variety of other fiction and nonfiction books, which can be found on https://zeeburgerbooks.com/.

Philosophy and the advances in cosmology, neurology, molecular biology, and the social sciences have made the convincing and converging arguments for God’s existence more probable than ever in history.On God’s Existence is concise summary of these arguments as well as new arguments inspired by the advances of the sciences.

2000 Gold Medallion Award winner! Christianity is more than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also a worldview that not only answers life's basic questions—Where did we come from, and who are we? What has gone wrong with the world? What can we do to fix it?—but also shows us how we should live as a result of those answers. How Now Shall We Live? gives Christians the understanding, the confidence, and the tools to confront the world's bankrupt worldviews and to restore and redeem every aspect of contemporary culture: family, education, ethics, work, law, politics, science, art, music. This book will change every Christian who reads it. It will change the church in the new millennium.