Case for the Existence of God

Name: Case for the Existence of God
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ISBN: 9780742563124

ISBN-10: 074256312X

ISBN-13: 9780742563124

Edition: 2008

Authors: Dean L. Overman

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"In A Case for the Existence of God, Dean L. Overman examines the latest theories about the origins of the universe and explains why even the most sophisticated science can take us only so far. Ultimately we must make a leap of faith to understand the world, and Overman argues that a leap into theism provides the most satisfying conclusions." "Overman explores fundamental questions about why our world exists and how it functions, using principles of logic, physics, and theology. In a time when religion and science are often portrayed as diametrically opposed, A Case for the Existence of God presents a refreshing view of the interplay between science and religion and makes a compelling case…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.53" wide x 9.47" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Introduction



The question of God's existence : the radical contingency of the universe points toward a necessary being



Many generations of philosophers have made the mistake of assuming Hume and Kant's objections disposed of the cosmological argument



A universe with an infinite past would still require a necessary being to sustain its existence



Because the universe (or multiverse) had a beginning, it is contingent and has a cause for its coming into existence



The philosophy of nature set forth in this book emphasizes the intelligibility of the universe noted in Einstein's statement : "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible" : a significant issue in examining the "something that exists is, Why is it intelligible?



Evolution is not dispositive of the question of why there is something rather than nothing and why the universe is rational and intelligible



The mystery of information challenges a strict materialism



The existence of God gives an absolute that is consistent with the real existence of right and wrong



Evidential force of religious experience : if God is a person, God can be known to only a very limited extent by abstract reasoning and is more fully known by personal acquaintance in an I-thou relationship with the wholly other



Recorded experiences of encounters with the divine bear witness to a way of knowing that includes Kierkegaard's Kendskab, Buber's I-thou, Otto's Wholly other, and Marcel's Mystery



These nine witnesses testify to another way of knowing that is compatible with the empirical and the metaphysical rational ways of knowing, but is beyond the describable and requires personal participation, commitment, and personal transformation



Concluding reflections and summary : theism requires a leap of faith, but it is a leap into the light, not into the dark; theism explains more than atheism, which also requires a leap of faith


Afterword




The new mathematics of algorithmic information theory is relevant to theories concerning the formation of the first living matter



The limits of mathematics and the limits of reason : why everyone will always live by faith rather than certainty



The evidence from contemporary physics supports the concepts of personal responsibility and free will


Notes


Selected bibliography


Index