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Summary: One of my all time favorite books.
Review: This is one of the first books in a long time which held me so captivated that I literally could not put it down. It was mentally stimulating yet so comforatble and familiar as to place the reader inside the dialogue. Scott Adams advises that you should "share your copy with a smart friend and then discuss it over a tasty beverage", and I have to agree as this book poses the type of questions that can keep you up all night and delivers answers in kind. While I do enjoy Dilbert alot, I really hope Scott Adams takes the time and what must be a considerable effort to write another "thought experiment".
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Summary: An Engaging Set of Alternative Views
Review: Most people have a fixed sense of the reality around them. The common interpretation given by the scientific community, combined, more often than not, with a clear set of spiritual views, is often enough to satisfy our longing to understand the "Why?" of our universe.But are there alternatives? In "God's Debris", Scott Adams has delivered a rich dialogue, which contemplates, debates, and even defies many of these traditional perceptions. Alternate realities are provided in multifaceted chapters, converging, as you read, to provide one great concept. It is much like reading about the "Big Bang" in reverse. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to be left enlightened, perhaps not as a Buddhist monk, but more as an intellectual who has recently shod the burden of a close-minded view of everyday life. This is not a book of humor, but much like the irrepressible comic Scott Adams is known for, it should leave you feeling good.
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Summary: This is NOT a critique of the ultimate PHB -
Review: I bought this an an e-book thinking what the heck. I was suprised at the level of thought put into each chapter. The writing is clear, concise and simple enough for even a sales person to understand which is not something that you would expect from an engineer Does it explain away all religous thought and dogma, no. Like the preface says I dont think it was supposed to. But it did leave me thinking about my place in all of this debris, to coin a phrase. Now that it is in print I hope that more people will read it and and enjoy it like I did. There are only a few books that I reread and this is one that I will reread and talk to others about.
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Summary: A Thought Experiment - Gone Right
Review: God's Debris takes you on a journey of contradiction. It is written to make you sit back and think, question what you readily except. This book, as appropriately sub-titled, is a work of thought. This book does not necessarily challenge what you think, but more of how. If you do not like being challenged, tasked, or made to take pause of how you think of things, then God's Debris is not for you. But I have recommended this book to many people and I have not had anyone disappointed. Again, this book goes against conventional thought.
The author never says, "THIS IS THE WAY IT IS", just "What about this?" It is time to wipe the cobwebs from your brain and think for a couple of hours. I came away thinking to myself that this book should be required reading for Philosophy Classes.
I hope that Scott Adams does more like this. I would read them all.
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Summary: GREAT discussion for book clubs or dinner with friends!
Review: Everywhere I go, my friends are talking politics, religion and world events. I can't remember a time when everyone I knew was so informed about world events. And after September 11th, how could we not be? GOD'S DEBRIS is a fascinating read in light of what we're experiencing. Obviously Scott Adams does not have the answers, but he offers a platform for a more philosophical discussion (i.e. what do you BELIEVE, rather than what did you hear on CNN) with friends or a book club. This book will make you THINK, yet it's an easy read. Anyone expecting Dilbert humor should check out WHEN DID IGNORANCE BECOME A POINT OF VIEW. But you will definitely recognize the cleverness of Adams' work in this book.
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Summary: this is the most unboring book ive ever read
Review: "God's Debris" is set up much the same way as the Diologues of Plato. Except it has a modern setting and even more modern ideas. In both, we have the "teacher" leading the "student" in a question/ answer forum. The "student" is lead to a new point of view through the logic of the "teacher"'s explainations, and through questioning his own beliefs and assumptions. That is how the book, in my opinion, should be viewed. Just as today, we dont agree with everything the Greeks belived in, but we admire thier skill in logic. As long as the reader has that mind set about this book, they will enjoy the untraditional view of God and the fresh perspective on probability that Scott Adams presents. And dont let my referrence to Plato freak you out, the book is easy to follow. I'm only 18 and I got it. at least I think I got it. And thats the beauty of it. It's a piece that's meant to be shared with others to see what they've gotten out of it. I hope this review does the book justice. I didnt want to give away too much of the content, because it's one of those things that you have to see for yourself.
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Summary: Decipher Factual Errors, Specious Arguments, and Conjecture!
Review: For those who love Dilbert, please realize that this book has nothing to do with that enjoyable character. There's also no humor here. Instead, you will find a fable that presents a unified theory of cosmology, religion, and knowledge. Before you get excited about all that you can learn, realize that this unified theory is deliberately flawed by Mr. Adams to provide you with a thought experiment to locate what is wrong with the argument. So the book is actually a brain teaser in its primary intent. It is a brain teaser that most people will find exceeds their knowledge of probability, physics, religion, philosophy, evolution, psychology and logic. So, to pick it apart you will probably need to assemble a team of people with deep knowledge in those areas. As a result, God's Debris is perfect for a serious book club. After understanding what's wrong with the arguments in the book, many will probably begin to see more unity in everything that happens based on a better platform of knowledge. That's well worthwhile. I found this book fascinating as a puzzle, and enjoyed picking the arguments and misstatements apart. It reminded me of a question on the bar exam from many years ago where I had to write about what the law was in regard to a will written by an illiterate person. Great fun! Mr. Adams warns that this book is for "people who enjoy having their brains spun around inside their skulls." He also says that it is "a view about God that you've probably never heard before." I certainly agree with both of those points. He also warns that what's in the book "isn't true . . . but it's oddly compelling." He also notes that people under the age of 14 should not read it. Although he doesn't say why, anyone who reads this book without a foundation in the subjects described may actually believe what's proposed by the Avatar. The world has enough false beliefs in it. I applaud Mr. Adams for helping to avoid creating any more. After this book has honed your knowledge and critical thinking skills, I suggest that you take arguments that you read in other books and practice seeing what is wrong with them. All nonfiction books provide thought experiments of that sort! I do hope Mr. Adams will write another of these thought experiments. Overcome the appeal of simplicity to see through to the dynamic reality!
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Summary: Mental Refresh
Review: God's Debris is an attempt to force you to hit F5 (refresh) on your beliefs. Ideas once accepted have a way of going unchallenged for years, even decades. By design, Adams makes the scope of the book broad and the subject matter universal. For each section he hopes the Old Man's explanations are compelling enough for you to wonder why you DONT believe the same and to reconsider how you came to believe what you do. You might be appalled at how wobbly the foundations of your own core beliefs are.
Outside their ability to perturb, the Old Man's ideas are irrelevant. It would be a mistake to accept them wholly or to reject them based on their inaccuracies, which are intentional. An inaccurate assertion has the greatest power to stimulate a response (good messageboard "trolls" know this). If, for example, I told you that my clearly polka-dotted shirt was plaid, you'd carefully examine my shirt before telling me I was wrong. Adams wants to prompt the "carefully examine" response and perhaps make it a habit of mind for you. The absurdities in much of Adams's works relate to a failure to carefully examine ideas, to accept them based on momentum or the resonance of their elegant simplicity. In a sense, this is Adams's antidote for a world where pointy haired bosses reign. Having said the above, if you don't find the ideas novel enough to jog you into a critical thinking mode, you won't get much out of the book. This is likely the case for philosophy majors. Still, you shouldn't dismiss it out of hand. Consider it a potential gateway drug into more substantial works. I'm sure that possibility would delight Adams.
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Summary: A bit hollow, wouldn't you say?
Review: I'd say I'm right in the middle for this one. Theories are always fun to make up and to toy with mentally. I honestly believe that this book could have been much better. The first word that comes to mind is "hollow". It seemed as soon as the writer touched a point that woke up my brain on a topic, the chapter was already over. I swear every great statement that interested me was the last few sentences of every chapter and the fact that it didn't go into depth kind of ruined those interesting moments.
Don't get me wrong, I think the writer has a lot of potential. I could grab soem nice quotes from the book. I could also look at the positive side and expolore what he didn't in my own mind and have fun with the base theory he came up with. I've read much worse, I've read much better.
I think a better book to rack your brain on is the Conversations with God series. It made me think much more and was longer than a two hour read.
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Summary: a teenagers thoughts on God's Debris
Review: I recieved this book for Christmas and was skepticle at first. The title suggested some sort of religious story. I was immediatley informed my assumptions were incorrect and began reading. I finished it that day, since i could not put it down. The book was wonderful. It provided amazingly convincing and full proof theories to numerous life questions i could never adequitley answer myself. This book is perfect for people with open minds and the urge to aquire knowledge. The only negative thing i could say about this book is the actual story. If you're looking to be emotionally attached to the characters this book won't accomplish that, but really it doesn't effect what readers get out of the book in any way. I'm almost able to say Scott Adams has converted my beleifs to the ideas present in his book.
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