Hello readers,
I would like to thank Booktasters NonFiction and
Shawn Murphy for giving me a copy of this ebook for free in exchange for a honest review.
This short book caught my interest because if I’m honest it’s an
age-old argument in my family, also getting a fresh insight into a different point
of view on science and religion is worth a look. I grew up around religion although I wasn't
battered over the head with it and was allowed to make my own choices as i got older.
I found it a relatively easy book to read and found it pretty well researched
and referenced. There wasn’t really anything that I personally found offensive
or too different from what I believe or had an understanding of. Murphy mentions he was hesitant to write this
book I understand as to why as there is a very fine balance that needs to be
found when writing about either religion or science, but I would urge you to
read this, it is a window into something more than what we are taught, also what harm can be done looking into a different
insight to your own you can either learn something or discover how much you
believe in your own beliefs.
Murphy states that you must study the physical sciences to understand
the natural laws and explains through the book the fundamental differences
between the scientist & the philosopher, while in his opinion a philosopher needs
to be a scientist first.
This is the first book in the Torn Between Two Worlds trilogy, Murphy
argues that science and religion must come together to answer three important
questions that we still don’t solidly have an answer too….
• Where
did we come from?
• Why are
we here?
• Where
are we going?
Murphy believes that these questions are unanswerable by the religions
of the world alone and that science can help answer these questions.
Murphy's research allows him to take from the works of Socrates, Plato and others, to come to the conclusion that these two seemingly irreconcilable
fields don't make sense unless they are understood together. He also outlines
the historical influences that have led to the separation of these once
collaborative forces.
I honestly think the book is worth a read and people should not be
discouraged from reading this book and the other two books in the trilogy. The
information presented is interesting and brings up topics that we don’t tend to
think about as critically as we should. I am going to repeat myself because it
is worth mentioning again what harm can be done looking into a different
insight to your own you can either learn something or discover how much you
believe in your own beliefs.
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