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Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information

Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information
By Robert Wright

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #242355 in Books
  • Published on: 1989-08
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 335 pages

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From Publishers Weekly
What is the meaning of life? Award-winning essayist Wright addresses this daring question in an engaging and accessible look at the work and beliefs of three leading American scientists: Edward Fredkin, Edward O. Wilson and Kenneth Boulding. "This is a wonderful, thought-provoking book," wrote PW .
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A merge of sciences to find the meaning of life4
Wright focuses on the theories of digital physicist Edward Fredkin (the universe is a computer), sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson (the universe is united by genes and culture), and Kenneth Boulding (the universe is united through communication as a natural process of evolution). Each man has *faith* in his hypothesis without following it up with rigorous experiments. Therefore, this book reads as one man's evaluation of other men's ego trips. I give it four stars, tho, because it is an excellent review and synthesis of these theories, including their origins. The book touches upon the "coincidence" that each theory maps into the basic tenets of the world's religions. Wright includes a fantastic bibliography with reviews of each listing; definitely worthwhile if you are interested in any of these theories. (For a more captivating read of Wright, check out _The Moral Animal_ and _Nonzero_. In those books, he continues what he starts in _Three Scientists_.)

Take Your Brain Out of The Box4
In agreement with the other reviewer, this is a good synthesis of the theories of the scientists reviewed and very readable with discussions in layman terms. However, if one has not been introduced to these theories, then spend the time to take the brain out of the box and on a wonderful stroll. If so, I am confident that after consumption of these theories you will have an active interest and enthusiasm to pursue further studies or further reading in at least one (1) of the three (3).