How Long to Read Quantum Gods

How Long Does it Take to Read Quantum Gods?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 54 minutes to read Quantum Gods by Victor J. Stenger

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Foreword by Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic Magazine and Monthly Columnist for Scientific AmericanStenger confronts mainstream theologians and New Age gurus-anyone who tries to link physics to mysticism. He takes their theories seriously enough to examine them in detail and he finds that, so far, none of them live up to the standards of scientific truth. As we accompany him on his investigation, he guides us through the most important concepts in modern physics from relativity to string theory. The world has needed a book like this for a long time. If you care about scientific literacy, Quantum Gods is not optional.-GEOFF GILPIN, Author of The Maharishi Effect: A Personal Journey Through the Movement That Transformed American SpiritualityPhysics has developed a reputation of providing support for all sorts of supernatural beliefs, from old-fashioned religions to New Age ideas. Quantum physics, especially, seems to mean 'magic' for too many people. ... Be grateful for the work of Victor Stenger, who is one of the best for diligently separating real physics from popular misconceptions.... Everyone interested in debates over physics and the supernatural should read this book.-TANER EDIS, Associate Professor of Physics, Truman State University; Author of The Ghost in the Universe and Science and NonbeliefDoes quantum mechanics show a connection between the human mind and the cosmos? Are our brains tuned into a cosmic consciousness that pervades the universe enabling us to make our own reality? Do quantum mechanics and chaos theory provide a place for God to act in the world without violating natural laws?Many popular books make such claims and argue that key developments in twentieth-century physics, such as the uncertainty principle and the butterfly effect, support the notion that God or a universal mind acts upon material reality.Physicist Victor J. Stenger examines these contentions in this carefully reasoned and incisive analysis of popular theories that seek to link spirituality to physics. Throughout the book Stenger alternates his discussions of popular spirituality with a survey of what the findings of twentieth-century physics actually mean. Thus he offers the reader a useful synopsis of contemporary religious ideas as well as basic but sophisticated physics presented in layperson's terms (without equations).Of particular interest in this book is Stenger's discussion of a new kind of deism, which proposes a God who creates a universe with many possible pathways determined by chance, but otherwise does not interfere with the physical world or the lives of humans. Although it is possible, says Stenger, to conceive of such a God who plays dice with the universe and leaves no trace of his role as prime mover, such a God is a far cry from traditional religious ideas of God and, in effect, may as well not exist.Like his bestselling book, God: The Failed Hypothesis, this new work presents a rigorously argued challenge to many popular notions of God and spirituality.Victor Stenger (Lafayette, CO) is adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado and emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawaii. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller God: The Failed Hypothesis, and many other books, including Has Science Found God?, The Comprehensible Cosmos, Timeless Reality, The Unconscious Quantum, and Physics and Psychics.

How long is Quantum Gods?

Quantum Gods by Victor J. Stenger is 292 pages long, and a total of 73,584 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Quantum Gods Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Quantum Gods aloud.

What Reading Level is Quantum Gods?

Quantum Gods is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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