Mind, Matter, Cosmos, and Consciousness in Plain English: Why Atheism Is Wrong About Our Immaterial Universe and How the Mind Exists Beyond the Brain (Deep Questions in Plain English)

Mind, Matter, Cosmos, and Consciousness in Plain English:Why Atheism Is Wrong About Our Immaterial Universe and How the Mind Exists Beyond the BrainThis book explores-- in plain English-- the immaterial aspects of reality as revealed by scientific investigation, logical reasoning, and common experience. Learn quickly and easily by reading short, direct, crystal-clear answers to 500+ of the deepest questions about the mind and our universe.The first half of the book (Matter and Cosmos) highlights why a strictly materialistic outlook cannot explain our physical cosmos: the sudden beginning event of the Big Bang, the fine-tuned properties of the physical laws of the universe, and the immaterial nature of quantum physics.The second half of the book (Mind and Consciousness) explores free will, consciousness, the mind-brain connection, and innovative neuroscientific research to confirm the immaterial properties of the human mind. After learning more about the immaterial nature of our minds and of our universe, my hope is that you will firmly reject the deluded, dangerous, and depressing worldview of strict materialism.From the bestselling author of Christianity in Plain English and The Government Contracts in Plain English Series of books, Christoph Mlinarchik. Mind, Matter, Cosmos, and Consciousness in Plain English is the second book in the Deep Questions in Plain English Series.Table of ContentsPart 1, Introductory IdeasWhat to Expect in Mind, Matter, Cosmos, and Consciousness in Plain EnglishIs “Trust the Science” Self-Defeating? Scientism and Atheistic Materialism Masquerading as ScienceScience Opposed to Faith or Science Because of Faith?The Scientific Mind and its Dependence on Philosophy, Theology, and Immaterial ConceptsHow Did We Get To This Sterile, Narrow Worldview? The Expulsion of Purpose from Scientific ThinkingPart 2, Matter and CosmosIntroduction to the Immaterial Nature of Our UniverseThe Beginning of Everything: The Big BangChance, Necessity, or Design? Our Fine-Tuned UniverseHow is the Universe Fine-Tuned?The Fine-Tuning of Entropy, Expansion, Gravity, and the Fundamental Forces of PhysicsHow Physicists Describe the Fine-Tuning of the Universe The Multiverse and Ockham’s RazorMaterialism vs. IdealismCartesian Dualism and the Grand Bargain of Immaterial Mind and MatterQuantum Mechanics and IdealismSolid Objects Are Not Actually Solid, Undermining the Materialist WorldviewWhy Does Mathematics Correspond to Reality?Laws of Nature Do Not Cause AnythingThe Faustian Bargain: Theocentric vs. Anthropocentric WorldviewsPart 3, Mind and ConsciousnessIntroduction to the Immaterial Nature of the MindFree WillThe Hard Problem of Consciousness and PanpsychismIs Your Mind Nothing but the Product of Brain Tissue?The Mind-Brain Connection and Mind-Brain DualismAristotle, Aquinas, and HylomorphismMetaphors of the Mind and Brain: Machines and Computers vs. Televisions and PianosSeizure Experiments and Brain StimulationBrain Damage and Missing Brain RegionsConjoined Twins Sharing One BrainSplit-Brain Surgery Does Not Split the MindFree Will, Free Won’t, and Benjamin LibetCan You Find Memories Stored Physically in the Brain?Near-Death ExperiencesMind Over Matter: The Placebo EffectThe Limits of Computer Intelligence and the Chinese Room ArgumentTechnocracy, Transhumanism, and Artificial IntelligenceConcluding Thoughts Read more