Adequate Wisdom: Essays on the Nature of Existence - A Layman's Observations of Life and the Cosmos

Written for the general reader, the book provides a broad overview of the structures, events and ideas in the world with the goal of achieving an adequate (workable) understanding of the cosmos and the human condition. It includes sections on physical and biological existence, God and religion, and humanity. Among the many subjects covered are free will and determinism; design and chance; the synergistic and holistic trends in evolution; the quantum universe and the implications of an infinite world; human personality; atheism and agnosticism; and love, attraction and friendship.