The Science Delusion: Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry (NEW EDITION)
Jan 2012 · Hachette UK
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The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book, Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. The sciences would be better off without them: freer, more interesting, and more fun. According to the dogmas of science, all reality is material or physical. The world is a machine, made up of dead matter. Nature is purposeless. Consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. Free will is an illusion. God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls. But should science be a belief-system, or a method of enquiry? Sheldrake shows that the materialist ideology is moribund; under its sway, increasingly expensive research is reaping diminishing returns. In the skeptical spirit of true science, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions, and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities.The Science Delusion will radically change your view of what is possible. and give you new hope for the world.
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April 11, 2012
It is, at best, a philosophical look at science but more accurately should be placed with the new-age astrology type books. Entertaining enough but no basis in fact. The core message of this book is, science is wrong because I think I'm special... Anyone with even the most meger understanding of critical thinking will see the gaping chasms in the author's thought process. It is well written however and does paint a nice rosy picture of the universe where we are all so very very special!
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September 23, 2012
Science is simply the rational generalization from one environment or time to another. It requires theories, experiments and and empirical predictions. Theories are often improved or overturned, but science progresses. Don't confuse science with philosophy and don't believe without rational thought. Without science there is only chaos. The line of thought that this book proposes is irrational. Allan
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August 26, 2014
Great read, challenging at times, but refreshing and highly recommended. Not a big fan of the title though - prefer the American one 'Science Set Free'
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About the author
Dr Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 80 technical papers and 10 books, including A New Science of Life. He was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where he was Director of Studies in cell biology, and was also a Research Fellow of the Royal Society. From 2005-2010 he was the Director of the Perrott-Warrick Project for research on unexplained human abilities, funded from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is currently a Fellow of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in California, and a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute in Connecticut. He is married, has two sons and lives in London. Follow Rupert on Twitter @RupertSheldrake. His web site is www.sheldrake.org
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