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Cosmic questions / edited by James B. Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ; v. 950.
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 0077-8923 ; v. 950
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmology--Congresses.
- Cosmology.
- Religion and Science.
- Astronomy.
- Extraterrestrial Environment.
- Medical Subjects:
- Religion and Science.
- Astronomy.
- Extraterrestrial Environment.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : New York Academy of Sciences, 2001.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Cosmic questions: an introduction
- Athens and/or Jerusalem: cosmology and/or creation
- Scientific cosmology meets western theology: a historical perspective
- The Big bang as scientifc fact
- A Recipe for primordial soup
- Eternal Inflation
- Inflation and the beginning of the universe
- The Idea of a "beginningless" world-process: perspectives from the Hindu tradition
- Did God create our universe?: theological reflections on the big bang, inflation, and quantum cosmologies
- The Meaning of "design"
- Cosmology, life, and the anthropic principle
- The Argument from design: what is at stake theologically?
- A Universe with no designer
- Understanding the universe
- An Exchange between Steven Weinberg and John Polkinghorne
- Is the universe designed? Yes and No
- Cosmic design from a Buddhist perspective
- What did the mystic say to the hot dog vendor?: Six Neo-Kabbalistic metaphors for cosmic design
- Are we alone?: lessons from the evolution of life on Earth
- Searching for life in the universe: lessons from the earth
- Homes for extraterrestrial life: extrasolar planets
- What is SETI?
- Intelligent life in the Universe: a debate not likely
- The Outlook for cosmic company
- Theology after contact: religion and extraterrestrial intelligent life
- Cosmic questions and the relationship between science and religion
- Annotated bibliography.
- Notes:
- "This volume is the result of a conference entitled "Cosmic Questions" sponsored by the AAAS Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion, held April 14-16, 1999 in Washington, D.C."--P. [v].
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-319) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1573313467
- 1573313475
- OCLC:
- 48860045
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