Things Are Not as They Seem: How science, philosophy, and history, particularly modern physics, are leading us back to the Bible in our search for ultimate Truth Book

According to Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, we are all immortal. Briefly, it shows, with a little help from quantum mechanics, that almost nothing in our universe is as it seems, and that includes death. The philosophical and theological aspects of Relativity and quantum mechanics are as awe-inspiring as the scientific aspects thereof. Modern physics (a term that encompasses both and is synonymous with "theoretical physics") supports the validity of both theism and Christianity. Einstein showed us the power of perspective and, along with Max Planck, began the process of discovery wherein mind and mathematics, bounded by the velocity of electromagnetic waves, replaced space, time, matter and force as the perceived primary components of our world. Thus, these great men, together with their successors in the field of quantum physics, reversed the dampening effect on religion of life scientists Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud and revived philosophers and physicists who feared that there was nothing new about their fields of study to be found or clarified. The universe of logos, that of rational accounting, came to the fore, eliminating that of doxa (the universe that exists insofar as our physical senses are concerned), facilitating our attempts to discern its ultimate nature. The implications of theoretical physics manifest our extreme intimacy with our world. This nicely matches the intimacy that God desires with us, demonstrated by the Father's dealings with the Jews, especially as recorded in Chapter 11 of Hosea and most especially when we consider Jesus' words and deeds in the New Testament. . . . Sir James Jeans (assistant to Edwin Hubble for a time) and Arthur Eddington, early 19th century astrophysicists, followed Berkeley's lead in the development of a concept of humanity's place in the universe. Recognizing the implications of the universe as logos, they recognized the primary place of mind in our world and came to believe that the universe is the thought of God. John Archibald Wheeler, mentor of the greatest minds in theoretical physics during the past sixty years, confirmed their findings with his belief in the universe as information, enabling us to rationally conclude that almost nothing is as it seems to be. As one of these entities is death, it would seem likely that we are immortal, and Einstein agreed. Please see "The Physics and Philosophy of Eternal Life" in my website, platoeinsteinandgod.info. We must, however, prepare for a consciousness with which we will be quite unfamiliar if we are to be happy after death, and that the best way to do that is to be fully dedicated to the Christ. The validity of the Christian way is firmly supported by reams of objective and compelling evidence. Things Are Not as They Seem is an extensive summary of that evidence and a new and novel approach to an old theme. . . .Following the glossary, the first six chapters of this book consist of information about me, especially my Christian experience, together with apology for the shortcomings of the Christian Church of the past. Chapters 7 through 11 describe the inadequacy of science to provide us with answers to ultimate questions. Science cannot give us a rational account of the beginning of our universe without deserting its central pillar, causation; it is entirely about belief and faith, not knowledge or understanding; and all scholarly disciplines of science reflect our lack of understanding of the most fundamental workings of our world. In the twelfth chapter, I recommend ways of searching for ultimate truth. In Chapter 13 and 14, I show that the God of the Christian Bible fits well with the best God we can imagine and His incarnation on earth.