Read God's Debris for Free
Years ago Dilbert creator Scott Adams wrote a book, or rather a thought experiment, called God's Debris. Well, now you can read it for free. Here's an excerpt of Scott's thoughts on it, followed by the synopsis.
Classified under: Scott Adams,philosophy
Frankly, this is the hardest book in the world to market. When it first came out in hardcover, booksellers couldn’t decide if it was fiction or nonfiction. Was it philosophy or religion? It’s a religion/science book written by a cartoonist, using hypnosis techniques in the writing. It’s a thought experiment. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever read. How do you sell something that can’t be explained?Imagine that you meet a very old man who—you eventually realize—knows literally everything. Imagine that he explains for you the great mysteries of life—quantum physics, evolution, God, gravity, light, psychic phenomenon, and probability—in a way so simple, so novel, and so compelling that it all fits together and makes perfect sense. What does it feel like to suddenly understand everything?
Classified under: Scott Adams,philosophy
posted by Mike at
10:39 AM
2 Comments:
I read this book years ago in Chapters and it's managed to stay in my head for ages. It's definately worth your while, if you're looking for brain candy, a la Invisibles. There's some interesting stuff in there, like how mankind is an amazingly efficient communications system as well as some thoughts on what men and women *really* want. The latter has been food for conversations with my women friends for ages. Definately worth a peak.
You're aware that he wrote a sequel, yes?
By
Rob, at November 17, 2005 11:50 AM
I lost a lot of respect for him in his recent apology for Intelligent Design.
By
Davíd, at November 18, 2005 9:50 AM
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