Thinking Stardust: When Atoms Wonder (Science and Faith)
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2025
Series: Book 1 of 5 - Science and Faith
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- Title
- Thinking Stardust: When Atoms Wonder (Science and Faith)
- Author
- Tiger, Arthur
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798290012759
- Series
- Book 1 of 5: Science and Faith
A personal exploration of the deepest questions about consciousness, free will, and our place in the universe—for anyone who has ever wondered what it means to be atoms that can wonder.
In this thought-provoking exploration of consciousness, physics, and philosophy, Thinking Stardust: When Atoms Wonder invites you to grapple with the most fundamental questions about human existence: How does unconscious matter give rise to conscious experience? Do we have free will, or are we sophisticated biological machines following the laws of physics? Can the universe itself think?
What You'll Explore:
- The Cosmic Brain: Striking parallels between the structure of the human brain and the cosmic web of galaxies—and what this might mean for consciousness on cosmic scales
- The Free Will Paradox: How quantum mechanics, neuroscience, and philosophy converge on one of humanity's most pressing questions
- Emergence vs. Reductionism: Why the whole might truly be greater than the sum of its parts, even in a universe governed by physical laws
- The Creator's Question: A thoughtful examination of whether the universe might have been designed—and whether we might one day create universes ourselves
- The Boundaries of Knowledge: What modern physics reveals about the limits of scientific understanding and the nature of reality itself
Inspired by insights from leading scientists including:
- Sabine Hossenfelder on existential physics
- Andrei Linde on cosmic inflation and universe creation
- George Musser on quantum nonlocality
- Contemporary neuroscience research on consciousness and free will
This book doesn't claim to have all the answers—instead, it offers one curious mind's journey through the biggest questions that science and philosophy have to offer. Written for thoughtful readers who enjoy wrestling with profound ideas, it makes complex concepts accessible while encouraging deep reflection on what it means to be conscious beings in a vast cosmos.
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About the Author
Arthur A. Tiger is a writer and theologian who explores the territory where faith meets science, philosophy, and the mysteries of human experience. At the heart of his work stands the apostle Paul - a figure he returns to again and again, reconstructing lost epistles, reimagining Paul's voice for today, and tracing the depths of his radical transformation. Beyond Pauline studies, Tiger writes across an unusually wide range: from astrobiology and cosmology to psychology, relationships, and cultural criticism - always searching for the connections that unite these disciplines rather than divide them. His own journey from skepticism to faith runs through everything he writes. Rather than offering easy answers, he invites readers to discover that honest questioning and genuine belief are not opposites but companions - and that every scientific discovery is not a challenge to faith but an invitation to see it more clearly.
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