God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist
Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the possibility of a supreme being, which much of humanity worships as the source of all reality. This physicist and author contends that, if...
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This edition includes a new Foreword by CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling GOD IS NOT GREAT.In the paperback's afterword, Victor Stenger addresses criticisms of his New York Times bestselling first edition.Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology. In the meantime, science has sat on the sidelines and quietly watched this game of words march up and down the field. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the possibility of a supreme being, which much of humanity worships as the source of all reality.Physicist Victor J. Stenger contends that, if God exists, some evidence for this existence should be detectable by scientific means, especially considering the central role that God is alleged to play in the operation of the universe and the lives of humans. Treating the traditional God concept, as conventionally presented in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, like any other scientific hypothesis, Stenger examines all of the claims made for God's existence.He considers the latest Intelligent Design arguments as evidence of God's influence in biology. He looks at human behavior for evidence of immaterial souls and the possible effects of prayer. He discusses the findings of physics and astronomy in weighing the suggestions that the universe is the work of a creator and that humans are God's special creation.After evaluating all the scientific evidence, Stenger concludes that beyond areasonable doubt the universe and life appear exactly as we might expect if there were no God.
Foreword Christopher Hitchens iAcknowledgments 7Preface 9Models and Methods 21The Illusion of Design 47Searching for a World beyond Matter 77Cosmic Evidence 113The Uncongenial Universe 137The Failures of Revelation 169Do Our Values Come from God? 193The Argument from Evil 215Possible and Impossible Gods 227Living in the Godless Universe 243Postscript to the Paperback Edition 261Bibliography 269Index 291About the Author 301
\ From the Publisher"I learned an enormous amount from this splendid book."\ -Richard Dawkins, author of the New York Times bestseller The God Delusion\ "Marshalling converging arguments from physics, astronomy, biology, and philosophy, Stenger has delivered a masterful blow in defense of reason. God: The Failed Hypothesis is a potent, readable, and well-timed assault upon religious delusion. It should be widely read."\ -Sam Harris, author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation\ "Extremely tough and impressive...a great book...a huge addition to the arsenal of argument."\ -Christopher Hitchens, author of the New York Times bestseller God Is Not Great\ \ \
