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03572cam a22003134a 4500 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20210528204735.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
060516s2006 inua b 001 0 eng |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0268021988 (Pbk.) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0268034710 (cloth : alk. paper) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780268021986 (Pbk.) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780268034719 (cloth : alk. paper) |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)68908151 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
TXU |
Transcribing agency |
TXU |
Modifying agency |
YDXCP |
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BAKER |
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BTCTA |
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OCL |
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OCLCG |
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IND |
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
BL265.P4 |
Item number |
B37 2006 |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
291.1 |
Item number |
B27m |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Barr, Stephen M., |
Dates associated with a name |
1953- |
9 (RLIN) |
46081 |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Modern physics and ancient faith / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Stephen M. Barr. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
Paperback ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Notre Dame, Ind. : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
University of Notre Dame Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2006. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
ix, 312 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill. ; |
Dimensions |
25 cm. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Conflict between religion and materialism: Materialist creed; Materialism as an anti-religious mythology; Scientific materialism and nature -- In the beginning: Expectations; How things looked one hundred years ago; The Big Bang; Was the Big Bang really the beginning?; What if the Big Bang was not the beginning? Is the Universe designed?: Argument from design; Attack on the argument from design; Design argument and the laws of nature; Symmetry and beauty in the laws of nature; What immortal hand or eye? -- Man's place in the cosmos: Expectations; Anthropic coincidences; Objections to the idea of anthropic coincidences; Alternative explanations of the anthropic coincidences; Why is the universe so big? -- What is man?: Issue; Determinism and free will; Can matter "Understand"?; Is the human mind just a computer?; What does the human mind have that computers lack?; Quantum theory and the mind; Alternatives to traditional quantum theory; Is a pattern emerging? -- Appendices: God, time, and creation; Attempts to explain the beginning scientifically; Godel's theorem. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
A considerable amount of public debate and media print has been devoted to the "war between science and religion". In his accessible and readable book, Stephen M. Barr demonstrates that what is really at war with religion is not science itself, but a philosophy called scientific materialism. This book argues that the great discoveries of modern physics are more compatible with the central teachings of Christianity and Judaism about God, the cosmos and the human soul than with the atheistic viewpoint of scientific materialism. Scientific discoveries from the time of Copernicus to the beginning of the 20th century have led many thoughtful people to the conclusion that the universe has no cause or purpose, that the human race is an accidental by-product of blind material forces, and that the ultimate reality is matter itself. Barr contends that the revolutionary discoveries of the 20th century run counter to this line of thought. He uses five of these discoveries--the Big Bang theory, unified field theories, anthropic coincidences, Godel's Theorem in mathematics, and quantum theory--to cast serious doubt on the materialist's view of the world and to give greater credence to Judeo-Christian claims about God and the universe. Written in clear language, Barr's rigorous and fair text explains modern physics to general readers without oversimplification. Using the insights of modern physics, he reveals that modern scientific discoveries and religious faith are deeply consonant. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Physics |
General subdivision |
Religious aspects |
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Christianity. |
9 (RLIN) |
45929 |
901 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT A, LDA (RLIN) |
a |
002456685 |
902 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT B, LDB (RLIN) |
a |
Tantur orig |
d |
20090617 |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Books |