War of the Worldviews: Science Vs. Spirituality
Written by Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Narrated by Deepak Chopra, M.D.
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About this audiobook
Two bestselling authors first met in a televised Caltech debate on "the future of God," one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent physicist. This remarkable book is the product of that serendipitous encounter and the contentious-but respectful-clash of worldviews that grew along with their friendship.
In War of the Worldviews these two great thinkers battle over the cosmos, evolution and life, the human brain, and God, probing the fundamental questions that define the human experience.
How did the universe emerge?
What is the nature of time?
What is life?
Did Darwin go wrong?
What makes us human?
What is the connection between mind and brain?
Is God an illusion?
This extraordinary book will fascinate millions of readers of science and spirituality alike, as well as anyone who has ever asked themselves, What does it mean that I am alive?
Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Deepak Chopra, MD is the author of more than eighty books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers in both fiction and nonfiction categories.
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Reviews for War of the Worldviews
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed this one for the back-and-forth between the two authors. They come from very different views and each presents their side in an easy to understand language.
I read this book as part of my research for my latest novel. You might say the novel deals with quantum biology...the intersection where science and spirituality merge and therefore have an impact in the physical world. I was hoping to find more specific insight that would transfer to the book but generally it's opinion using facts and anecdotes as examples or to further their ideas. So although it was a little disappointing in that way, the essays themselves provide a very nice setup for understanding spirituality in the modern world and how science can enhance that perspective...even though the scientist here spends most of his essays denying Chopra's views on divinity rather than really delving into what science might be able to say about that. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant. I feel so much more enlightened by the way a true scientist thinks and more wary of superstitious nonsense. Given that I once would have been the defender of Deepak's science-suspicion position, I'm glad to have Leonard as a reasonable voice for the superiority of evidence-based thinking.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5**********THIS WAS A GOODREAD.COM FIRST READ CONTEST WIN!!!**********
This was an interesting read. As stated on my homepage I am not a writer so any review I write will totally make the book seem like something not worth reading. This is a good book for people to read that do not understand either the science or spirituality.
**********THIS WAS A GOODREAD.COM FIRST READ CONTEST WIN!!!********** - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Spiritualist Deepak Chopra and Cal Tech physicist Leonard Mlodinow have collaborated in this book to discuss some of the hairy issues that lie in the intersection between faith and science. The book is organized as a series of questions, 'Is there design in the Universe?', 'What makes us human?', etc. and alternates between Chopra and Mlodinow in presenting their views. Since the questions have a lot of overlap, I found their arguments repetitive at times. Mlodinow often used the fact that early man believed many superstitions that were eventually dispelled by science and Chopra often used the tactic that if there is no spirituality, then what a bleak world we live in. But in spite of the repetition, the debates were interesting with no clear winner on any of the topics. One thing that I enjoyed and impressed me is the deference and respect these two authors showed each other. Too often when people have different opinions the debate disintegrates into insults and mud slinging (think of our political debates today). In the audio version, each author reads his own arguments. Neither is a captivating narrator, adding a bit of dryness to an already tough topic.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leonard Mlodinov is making a case for a scientific outlook on life and universe in this book and Deepak Chopra for a spiritual. They discuss issues of cosmos, life, mind, brain and God. Chopra does not deny any of the scientific developments like evolution, Big Bang, or any scientific discovery that has been made. He just proposes that we add consciousness to the worldview equation. ‘We don’t need God, either. All we need is a universe that contains consciousness as an inseparable aspect of itself. Once you grant that, then any and all observers- divine, human, or any other kind- are expressions of self-awareness. They share the same status; each is a participant in creation,” he says in his essay on Cosmos part of the book.In response, Mlodinov presents an outlook devoid of any spirituality, but is happy to concede that what he represents is the state of the affairs for the science of today, and that does not exclude any experimental developments in the future. I like his arguments. He makes much more sense to me and what he represents is intimately familiar to me. Chopra, on the other hand, uses too many generalizations and phrases of the type "it is evident" where he presents no evidence at all. Yet, I find the idea of a conscious universe intuitively appealing to my vaguely animistic nature as well.I liked that both authors were respectful and civil to each other and both picked up on each other’s thought threads. I listened to the audio version of the book and both Chopra and Mlodinov read their own material, which enhanced the content and made it quite cool in my opinion.