{"product_id":"9780743216838","title":"The Hidden Face of God: How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth","description":"Gerald Schroeder, an MIT-trained scientist who has worked in both physics and biology, has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular and accessible apostles for the melding of science and religion. He first reconciled science and faith as different perspectives on a single whole in \u003ci\u003eThe Science of God.\u003c\/i\u003e Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Face of God,\u003c\/i\u003e Schroeder takes a bold step forward, to show that science, properly understood, provides positive reasons for faith. Recent research in biology, chemistry, physics, and neuroscience contains unmistakable hints about the ultimate nature of reality. Simply put, we now know not only that behind matter lies energy, but also that behind energy lies wisdom. Scientists have touched on this wisdom in the laboratory, and its implications are awesome. \u003cbr\u003e From the wisdom encoded in DNA and analyzed by information science, to the wisdom unveiled in the fantastic complexity of cellular life, to the wisdom inherent in human consciousness, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Face of God\u003c\/i\u003e offers a tour of the best of modern science. Schroeder makes no attempt to \"prove\" the existence of God. Yet his interpretations of the work of his fellow scientists touch on life's ultimate mysteries. His wise observations on the organization of organic life, on the power of humans to make sense of their sensory inputs, and on the complexities of the code of DNA all show that life has a direction and purpose that cannot be explained in purely physical terms. Throughout, he addresses three great themes: the question of first causes (i.e., where do the laws of nature come from?); the inseparability of mind and matter; and the philosophical problem of design. To believe that a designer must have been involved, he reminds us, we need not insist on perfection or on our view of perfection in the design. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Face of God\u003c\/i\u003e will open a world of science to religious believers, and it will cause skeptics to rethink some of their deepest beliefs.","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126416883952,"sku":"9780743216838","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743216838_p0.jpg?v=1763633926","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743216838","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}