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God : the failed hypothesis : how science shows that God does not exist by Victor J. Stenger, Christopher Hitchens is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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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 revolutionised 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 behaviour for evidence of immaterial souls and the possible effects of prayer. He di

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Victor J. Stenger, Christopher Hitchens
Publisher
Prometheus Books, Publishers
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9781591026525
Category
science
Subjects
Fiction, Physics, Religion
Rating
3.9 / 5 (6,240 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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