The Soul Fallacy

Author : Julien Musolino
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616149639
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul Fallacy written by Julien Musolino and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans believe they possess an immaterial soul that will survive the death of the body. In sharp contrast, the current scientific consensus rejects the traditional soul, although this conclusion is rarely discussed publicly. In this book, a cognitive scientist breaks the taboo and explains why modern science leads to this controversial conclusion. In doing so, the book reveals the truly astonishing scope and power of scientific inquiry, drawing on ideas from biology, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and the physical sciences. Much more than chronicling the demise of the traditional soul, the book explores where soul beliefs come from, why they are so widespread culturally and historically, how cognitive science offers a naturalistic alternative to religious conceptions of mind, and how postulating the existence of a soul amounts to making a scientific claim. Although the new scientific view of personhood departs radically from traditional religious conceptions, the author shows that a coherent, meaningful, and sensitive appreciation of what it means to be human remains intact. He argues that we do not lose anything by letting go of our soul beliefs and that we even have something to gain. Throughout, the book takes a passionate stand for science and reason. It also offers a timely rejoinder to recent claims that science supports the existence of the soul and the afterlife.

Author : Julien Musolino
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1616149620
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul Fallacy written by Julien Musolino and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans believe they possess an immaterial soul that will survive the death of the body. In sharp contrast, the current scientific consensus rejects the traditional soul, although this conclusion is rarely discussed publicly. In this book, a cognitive scientist breaks the taboo and explains why modern science leads to this controversial conclusion. In doing so, the book reveals the truly astonishing scope and power of scientific inquiry, drawing on ideas from biology, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and the physical sciences. Much more than chronicling the demise of the traditional soul, the book explores where soul beliefs come from, why they are so widespread culturally and historically, how cognitive science offers a naturalistic alternative to religious conceptions of mind, and how postulating the existence of a soul amounts to making a scientific claim. Although the new scientific view of personhood departs radically from traditional religious conceptions, the author shows that a coherent, meaningful, and sensitive appreciation of what it means to be human remains intact. He argues that we do not lose anything by letting go of our soul beliefs and that we even have something to gain. Throughout, the book takes a passionate stand for science and reason. It also offers a timely rejoinder to recent claims that science supports the existence of the soul and the afterlife.

Author : Robert McAfee Brown
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664250027
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and Liberation written by Robert McAfee Brown and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that there should not be a separation between spiritual and temporal concerns, looks at liberation theology, and discusses spirituality and sexuality

Author : Shannon Ethridge
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0849964695
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fantasy Fallacy written by Shannon Ethridge and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claims that sexual fantasies stem from past psychological tragedies, and argues that Christians should tap into God's love to overcome the desire to act out sexual fantasies in order to heal from past trauma.

Author : Dale Netherton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul Fallacy written by Dale Netherton and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the idea of a soul and what it is and what it isn't. It covers what has been routinely accepted and what is consonant with reality. This book is written for those who want understanding rather than commiseration. The hope of the author is there are people who are not satisfied with relying on the imaginary.

Author : Victor J. Stenger
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616144440
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning written by Victor J. Stenger and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of authors have noted that if some physical parameters were slightly changed, the universe could no longer support life, as we know it. This implies that life depends sensitively on the physics of our universe. Does this "fine-tuning" of the universe suggest that a creator god intentionally calibrated the initial conditions of the universe such that life on earth and the evolution of humanity would eventually emerge? In his in-depth and highly accessible discussion of this fascinating and controversial topic, the author looks at the evidence and comes to the opposite conclusion. He finds that the observations of science and our naked senses not only show no evidence for God, they provide evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that God does not exist.

Author : Lucy Tse
Publisher : Language and Literacy
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Why Don't They Learn English" Separating Fact From Fallacy In the U.S. Language Debate written by Lucy Tse and published by Language and Literacy. This book was released on 2001-09-21 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges the notion that immigrants do not learn the English language while living in this country, arguing that while English is being learned more and more, individual native languages are being left behind.

Author : James Hillman
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0399180141
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul's Code written by James Hillman and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] acute and powerful vision . . . offers a renaissance of humane values.”—Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life Plato called it “daimon,” the Romans “genius,” the Christians “guardian angel”; today we use such terms as “heart,” “spirit,” and “soul.” While philosophers and psychologists from Plato to Jung have studied and debated the fundamental essence of our individuality, our modern culture refuses to accept that a unique soul guides each of us from birth, shaping the course of our lives. In this extraordinary bestseller, James Hillman presents a brilliant vision of our selves, and an exciting approach to the mystery at the center of every life that asks, “What is it, in my heart, that I must do, be, and have? And why?” Drawing on the biographies of figures such as Ella Fitzgerald and Mohandas K. Gandhi, Hillman argues that character is fate, that there is more to each individual than can be explained by genetics and environment. The result is a reasoned and powerful road map to understanding our true nature and discovering an eye-opening array of choices—from the way we raise our children to our career paths to our social and personal commitments to achieving excellence in our time. Praise for The Soul’s Code “Champions a glorious sort of rugged individualism that, with the help of an inner daimon (or guardian angel), can triumph against all odds.”—The Washington Post Book World “[A] brilliant, absorbing work . . . Hillman dares us to believe that we are each meant to be here, that we are needed by the world around us.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Catherine Wilkins
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1401954677
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soul's Brain written by Catherine Wilkins and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Break through old patterns of boredom and lack of fulfilment to discover your most brilliant life! Your intuition holds the key to a truly inspired life. It can, however, bring with it an increased sensitivity, so overwhelming that some find it hard to operate in day-to-day life. Others feel foolish or weird when acknowledging their intuition. In a world focussed on science we have amazing technology and vast physical abundance. However, ignoring our intuition has deprived us of untold benefits in our careers, well-being, and relationships. The Soul's Brain reveals the principles of conscious intuition. These principles are part of the structure of our universe, forming patterns in our lives which are as fundamental as breathing. Knowing these patterns allows you to translate between intuition and science. Understanding the neurology and logic of your intuition will allow you live a truly brilliant and inspired life. Catherine Wilkins guides you through the nine-step process to conscious intuition. You will learn how tuning into your intuition is a skill like any other--all it takes is knowledge and practice. Science and spirituality have a common language. You don't need to choose between science and intuition, you can use both together to achieve​your full potential.

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465026303
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Facts and Fallacies written by Thomas Sowell and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic Facts and Fallacies exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues-and does so in a lively manner and without requiring any prior knowledge of economics by the reader. These include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians, such as mistaken ideas about urban problems, income differences, male-female economic differences, as well as economics fallacies about academia, about race, and about Third World countries. One of the themes of Economic Facts and Fallacies is that fallacies are not simply crazy ideas but in fact have a certain plausibility that gives them their staying power-and makes careful examination of their flaws both necessary and important, as well as sometimes humorous. Written in the easy-to-follow style of the author's Basic Economics, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.