Ebook Free God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow
Below, we have many e-book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow and collections to read. We likewise offer alternative types as well as sort of guides to search. The fun e-book, fiction, past history, novel, science, and other sorts of publications are available below. As this God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow, it comes to be one of the preferred book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow collections that we have. This is why you remain in the ideal site to view the amazing e-books to possess.
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow
Ebook Free God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow
Why should get ready for some days to get or obtain the book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow that you purchase? Why need to you take it if you could obtain God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow the quicker one? You could discover the very same book that you get here. This is it guide God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow that you can get directly after buying. This God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow is popular book in the world, of course lots of people will certainly attempt to own it. Why don't you come to be the first? Still puzzled with the way?
To get rid of the trouble, we now offer you the modern technology to download the e-book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow not in a thick printed data. Yeah, reviewing God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow by online or getting the soft-file simply to read can be one of the ways to do. You might not really feel that reading a publication God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow will certainly be valuable for you. But, in some terms, May individuals effective are those that have reading habit, included this sort of this God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow
By soft documents of the book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow to read, you may not have to bring the thick prints everywhere you go. Any kind of time you have going to review God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow, you could open your device to review this book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow in soft documents system. So very easy and rapid! Reviewing the soft data e-book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow will certainly offer you simple way to review. It could also be faster because you could review your e-book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow all over you want. This on the internet God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow could be a referred book that you could delight in the solution of life.
Due to the fact that book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow has wonderful benefits to check out, many individuals now expand to have reading behavior. Supported by the developed innovation, nowadays, it is not hard to obtain the e-book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow Also the e-book is not existed yet in the market, you to browse for in this internet site. As what you could discover of this God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow It will really relieve you to be the first one reading this e-book God And The Astronomers (New And Expanded Edition), By Robert Jastrow and get the benefits.
If every effect in science has a cause, what caused the birth of the Universe? Have scientists brought themselves face to face with the possibility of God?
In God and the Astronomers, Dr. Robert Jastrow, world-renowned astrophysicist, describes the astronomical discoveries of recent years and the theological implications of the new insights afforded by science into mankind's place in the cosmos. He explains the chain of events that forced astronomers, despite their initial reluctance ("Irritating," said Einstein; "Repugnant," said the great British astronomer Eddington; "I would like to reject it," said MIT physicist Philip Morrison) to accept the validity of the Big Bang and the fact that the universe began in a moment of creation.
- Sales Rank: #795996 in Books
- Published on: 2000-07-17
- Ingredients: Example Ingredients
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .93" h x .5" w x .61" l, .57 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 160 pages
Review
Dr. Jastrow places the facts before us so lucidly that the Cosmos becomes a living thing. -- John Barkham Reviews
Jastrow's scientific credentials are impeccable. And he knows how to write for the layman. -- The New York Times
Lucid, delightful, instructive. -- The Wall Street Journal
Robert Jastrow ranks among the top writers on astronomy. -- Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Robert Jastrow, Ph.D., is the director of Mount Wilson Observatory and was founder and director for twenty years of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He is the author of Red Giants and White Dwarfs and Until the Sun Dies.
Most helpful customer reviews
67 of 74 people found the following review helpful.
Created Universe
By Amazon Customer
With this excellent book, Robert Jastrow has written a good, easily understood overview of the Argument for Design from the perspective of cosmology. He first presents the reasons why there is a consensus among scientist for the Big Bang theory and an expanding universe (particularly convincing is Penzias/Wilson's radiation from the cosmic fireball). The universe is not only expanding, it is doing so at a controlled rate that allows for intelligent life (a bit faster start would have lead to rapid expansion, slower leading to an early collapse). He then leads the reader to the obvious questions raised by the new cosmology; who did it and why. Why did the Universe begin in an explosion? Did the Universe exist before that moment? Why does the Universe seem designed for life and for man? A nice extra is the final chapter by Steven Katz; Judaism, God and the Astronomers. He argues that Judaism permits freedom of ideas, and that interpretation of Biblical texts is a long tradition. He quotes Maimonides, saying that the writers of Genesis used metaphors, "in order that the uneducated may comprehend it according to the measure of their facilities and the feebleness of their comprehension; while the educated take it in a different (i.e., allegorical or nonliteral) sense." Other nice extras include the many historical photos as well as an index.
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful.
Sure to increase the insecurity of atheists everywhere
By J. Schofield
I enjoyed this book immensely. It's not often that one reads of scientists who, perhaps grudgingly, admit to a Divine creation because their own science runs into a dead end. Whether you're a believer in the Judeo/Christian God, an agnostic or even an atheist, you will come away believing that earth and space were created as a supernatural act. I read an article about this book which prompted me to buy it. Allow me to share it with you (I cannot credit the author since I don't recall who wrote it):
"The evidence led astronomer Dr. Robert Jastrow, who until his recent death was the director of the Mount Wilson observatory once led by Edwin Hubble, to author a book called God and the Astronomers. Despite revealing in the first line of chapter 1 that he was personally agnostic about `religious matters," Jastrow reviewed some of the SURGE evidence and concluded, "Now we see how the astronomical evidence leads to a biblical view of the origin of the world. The details differ, but the essential elements in the astronomical and biblical accounts of Genesis are the same: the chain of events leading to man commenced suddenly and sharply at a definite moment in time, in a flash of light and energy."
In an interview, Jastrow went even further, admitting that "Astronomers now find they have painted themselves into a corner because they have proven, by their own methods, that the world began abruptly in an act of creation to which you can trace the seeds of every star, every planet, every living thing in this cosmos and on the earth. And they have found that all this happened as a product of forces they cannot hope to discover. . . . That there are what I or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact." Jastrow was not alone in evoking the supernatural to explain the beginning. Although he found it personally "repugnant," General Relativity expert Arthur Eddington admitted the same when he said, "The beginning seems to present insuperable difficulties unless we agree to look on it as frankly supernatural."
Now why would scientists such as Jastrow and Eddington admit, despite their personal misgivings, that there are "supernatural" forces at work? Why couldn't natural forces have produced the universe? Because there was no nature and there were no natural forces ontologically prior to the Big Bang; nature itself was created at the Big Bang. That means the cause of the universe must be something beyond nature, something we would call supernatural. It also means that the supernatural cause of the universe must at least be:
* spaceless because it created space
* timeless because it created time
* immaterial because it created matter
* powerful because it created out of nothing
* intelligent because the creation event and the universe was precisely designed
* personal because it made a choice to convert a state of nothing into something (impersonal forces don't make choices).
Those are the same attributes of the God of the Bible.
I mentioned in the debate that other scientists who made Big-Bang-related discoveries also conclude that the evidence is consistent with the Biblical account. Robert Wilson, co-discoverer of the Radiation Afterglow, which won him a Noble Prize in Physics observed, "Certainly there was something that set it off. Certainly, if you're religious, I can't think of a better theory of the origin of the universe to match with Genesis." George Smoot, co-discoverer of the Great Galaxy Seeds which won him a Nobel Prize as well, echoed Wilson's assessment by saying, "There is no doubt that a parallel exists between the Big Bang as an event and the Christian notion of creation from nothing."
How did Hitchens (an atheist) respond to this evidence? Predictably, he said that I was "speculating", that no one can get behind the Big Bang event. I say "predictably" because that's exactly the response Dr. Jastrow said is common for atheists who have their own religion, the religion of science. Jastrow wrote, "There is a kind of religion in science . . . every effect must have its cause; there is no First Cause. . . . This religious faith of the scientist is violated by the discovery that the world had a beginning under conditions in which the known laws of physics are not valid, and as a product of forces or circumstances we cannot discover. When that happens, the scientist has lost control. If he really examined the implications, he would be traumatized. As usual when faced with trauma, the mind reacts by ignoring the implications; in science this is known as `refusing to speculate.'"
Hitchens admits the evidence but ignores its implications in order to blindly maintain his own religious faith ([...]). How is it speculation to say that since all space, time, and matter were created that the cause must be spaceless, timeless and immaterial? That's not speculation, but following the evidence where it leads.
Dr. Jastrow, despite his agnosticism, told us where the evidence leads. He ended his book this way: "For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries."
34 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
A good introduction. . .
By David Zampino
. . .as to why science and theology don't have to be enemies. Dr. Jastrow, recognized as one of the world's foremost astronomers (and an acknowledged agnostic on religious matters) demonstrates with remarkable honesty that astronomy and theology may well have more to talk about than the fanatics in either field would like to admit. He does so in a manner which is non-threatening, non-controversial, and non-technical.
The book's greatest flaw, in my opinion, is that at times it does not seem techincal enough. The type of person most likely to purchase this book is frequently well-read and informed about the issues, and well able to handle a deeper discussion.
See all 17 customer reviews...
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow PDF
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow EPub
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow Doc
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow iBooks
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow rtf
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow Mobipocket
God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow Kindle
[E386.Ebook] Ebook Free God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow Doc
[E386.Ebook] Ebook Free God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow Doc
[E386.Ebook] Ebook Free God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow Doc
[E386.Ebook] Ebook Free God and the Astronomers (New and Expanded Edition), by Robert Jastrow Doc
