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Summary: Excellent...the simplest explaination I can give!
Review: I did not realize until after I had read this book that Scott Adams was, you know, THAT Scott Adams. This is a highly intelligent book that could really be put on par with any of the great "science" books ("Brief History of Time," etc.), if for no other reason than it's constant pursuit of the greatest question ever asked..."why?" The book's view on God is radical but with an open mind makes sense...Scott mentions that Churches now use this book as a "test of faith" and I can see why. This short book holds within it the ability to perhaps change your way of thinking forever!
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Summary: Reading all these reviews amuse me!
Review: I havent baught the book yet but it seems I have to haha!By reading the reviews it seems Adams has managed to do what he wanted! Think about it everyone that has reviewed here.
That young man is YOU the reader.
You assume the old man knows everything.
But does he? Is all the "new" ideas truly new? And here is a interesting thing from his newsletter recently.
(reprinted without his permission natuarrly :) **************************************************************
You might have seen some of the media frenzy about Stephen
Wolfram's new 800+ page book called "A New Kind of Science." It's a
huge bestseller. He's a physicist who has a theory that the whole
universe - including everything from evolution to physics to free
will - can be understood as a simple program with maybe two or
three simple rules. He shows lots of examples of how simple
programs can, given enough time, create all of the sorts of
patterns and complexity found in nature. For his work, Wolfram is
routinely compared to Einstein and Newton. Or you can read the same theory, published a year earlier, in my
fiction book, "God's Debris." (See page 55 in the hardcover.
Really.) For my work, I am routinely compared to Bozo the Clown,
Charles Manson, and steaming piles of offal. I assume Wolfram gets more respect than I do because he's a
polymath genius whereas my only other theory is, "You are what you eat, so don't eat a falafel because then you'll feel-awful." That's the sort of theory that can come back and haunt you. God's Debris:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740721909/dilbertcom-20 A New Kind of Science:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579550088/dilbertcom-20
************************************************************** So as some people suggested in these reviews! please read the notes at the start and then the book again.
Already now thanks to the decsriptions given in the reviews here
I realize more and more that those who reviewed (and failed to realize it) that the young boy/man. is US. and that old man is.
Well. knowledge/science as most of us know it currently.
And also as we speculate it can be. See. I havent even read the book yet, and still I'm caught up in the issues as pationately as all the previous reviewers before me. probalility speaking that is. *grin*
Rating:
Summary: An exercise in the basics...
Review: I was thoroughly impressed by Scott Adams' work. His dialogues are realistic - throughout many late-night talks with friends and family, the same objections, the same reasoning always come up. And, yet, something about his logic seems to cut through all of those banterings - it cuts through the presuppositions and asks, again, the question, "Why?" For those who aren't content with simple explanations, or who love to argue, this is not a good book. Adams takes the approach that the simplest answer is the right answer. This isn't right for everyone. But, for those of us who seek a simple, logical explanation for the universe, this book presents a challenge and an engaging exercise in self-examination.
Rating:
Summary: Fascinating!
Review: God's Debris is small but packed full of interesting info
If you enjoy philosophical debates you'll love this little book. I only wish it were longer. Scott Adams is more than just the creator of Dilbert and proves his worth with this book. It's really fascinating and thought provoking.
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Summary: Please read real philosophy
Review: Aargh! Why does this book have me so wound up?! Because so many people think it has worthwhile content. Adams has duped you. Bravo to him. It seems Adams has dredged up a few pub conversations, got drunk, and made loads of money out of the result. It's this simple: Read some real science. Then read some real philosophy. Then reread God's Debris. Is it astounding you now, or are you just annoyed that you wasted so much time thinking about it before? Not new, not insightful, not interesting, and just plain wrong.
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Summary: A New train of thought for me
Review: Before reading I had personally stepped onto some the points in this book by my own thinking. The excellent explanation of the Universe, why we exist, and the point of our lives are all wonderfully tied together into an understandable thought process. No sooner was I finished it when I told a friend about it and she immediately wanted to borrow it. I recommend this to anyone who enjoy's exploring problems and presenting theories.
Rating:
Summary: Debating the Arguments in "God's Debris"
Review: Many of the reviewers of this book, including me, consider it to be one of the best books they've ever read. Others hate it, claiming either it's "nothing new" or that the logic makes no sense. Since the point of the book, clearly stated in the introduction, is to get people debating the arguments in the book, obviously it worked, because I'm going to do some debating right now. I'd love to sit in a room with any of the people who thought there was nothing new in the book and find out if they're hallucinating or if they have bad reading comprehension. Many of the building-block ideas in the book are familiar, granted, but where they lead is an idea so unique and powerful that it will blow you away. Or, as some of the critics here have demonstrated, you simply won't get it. As for the book being illogical or unscientific, it appears that some of the critics here didn't understand it or didn't read it carefully. For example, Greg Mancini snidely says, "I guess Scott has never heard of a cluster galaxy." But in fact, the book uses cluster galaxies as its main analogy. What book was Mancini reading? Several of the other negative reviews are similar in demonstrating that the reviewer wasn't very familiar with the book. Given the controversial nature of the book - it redefines the notion of God -- I can only speculate about the motives of the critics. And the science? Some of it might be "baloney" as Adams states in the introduction, but the remarkable thing is that it's essentially the same theory put forward by physicist and genius Stephen Wolfram in his book called A New Kind of Science, recently #1 on Amazon.com. And Adams published God's Debris a year earlier. So if you think the science is ridiculous, you might want to go argue with the guy who is being compared to Einstein and Newton (Wolfram that is) because he has the same ideas.
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Summary: Scott Adams should stick to cartooning. He's great at that.
Review: As a theologian and philosopher, Scott Adams is a great cartoonist! Why isn't that enough?
Rating:
Summary: Stick With the Office Comics
Review: Scott Adams is an amazingly funny comic strip writer. However, Adams fails to come up with anything interesting, new, or even profound in this non-comic endeavor. While some readers may find ideas here that are "new" (in the sense that the reader hasn't seen the idea(s) before), most people with any serious background in philosophy, science or religion will find anything new. The book itself is written decently enough, and as a story may hold some interest for some. I even like the overall goal of making people think. But after reading it, I find the overall "philosophy" to be sloppy and unimaginitive. At least I'll give him credit; he warns the reader in the forward that some of the "scientific facts" in the book are "baloney."
Rating:
Summary: Absolute waste of time, money and effort.
Review: Anyone with a basic understanding of science and religion will wonder where the thought provoking ideas are.
Want an example: Galaxies are formed following simple probability. i.e. a Bell Curve. That's why they all look like they do. I guess Scott has never heard of a cluster galaxy. The entire book follows that same pattern. And as for the part that tries to deal with religion, here is all you need to do. Read about Augustine and the little boy he encountered while attempting to come to grips with the depths of the doctrine of the Trinity. Here's a hint,
you can't fit the ocean in a small sand hole. I truly enjoy Dilbert and believe Scott is an excellent comic writer but he should really leave science and religion
to people who truly understand it. BTW, I returned the book the very next day and got something worth reading.
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