The varieties of scientific experience : a personal view of the search for God

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Label

The varieties of scientific experience : a personal view of the search for God

Title remainder

a personal view of the search for God

Statement of responsibility

Carl Sagan ; edited by Ann Druyan

Creator

• trueSagan, Carl, 1934-1996

Contributor

• trueDruyan, Ann, 1949-

Subject

• trueReligion
• trueCosmology
• trueNatural theology
• trueReligion and science
• Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996 -- Religion

Language

eng

Summary

Sagan sets down his detailed thoughts on the relationship between religion and science and describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. In 1985, Sagan was invited to give the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland on the grand occasion of the lectureship's centennial. The result is this delightfully intimate discussion of his views on topics ranging from the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets to the danger of nuclear annihilation of our own, on creationism and so-called intelligent design to a new concept of science as "informed worship" to manic depression and the possible chemical nature of transcendence. In his trademark clear and down-to-earth voice, the late astronomer and astrophysicist illuminates his conversation with examples from cosmology, physics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural anthropology, mythology, theology, and more.--From publisher description

Tone

• trueThought-provoking
• trueImpassioned

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

215

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

BL183

LC item number

.S24 2006

Literary form

non fiction