A Brief Look at LifeGives a personal view of the phenomena of life and its habitat; of the theories of some scientists and philosophers; and of some of those authorities' uneasy relationship with theology. This book considers the basic questions of human identity and the human brain's centre of consciousness. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The human brain | 15 |
The human body | 31 |
A theological view | 49 |
Rational Alternatives | 63 |
Secular morality | 67 |
Criteria for human and planetary survival | 87 |
Innocence and Guilt | 113 |
Conclusion | 131 |
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