Surviving Death: Eternal Consciousness and the Self-Perpetuating Universe
Author: J. Robert Adams
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ISBN: 1563150824
Publisher: Dr. J. Robert Adams (November, 1997)
Sales Rank: 637,135
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
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Rating: 1 out of 5
Duelism revisited.
The premise is absurd, yet Adams tries to mix genuine scientific texts (like Tipler's and Penrose's)with his pseudo-scientific, New Age dream of the "afterlife." Trying to distance himself from religion--as if by renaming traditional religious premises will make them otherwise--Adams desperatly seeks a theory that will prove the "self" can outlive the body. But, no matter how romantic this idea may sound, and how much we would all 'like' to beleive in it, there is significant evidence that the "self," or counsciousnes from which the idea of "self" derives, is intimidly married to the functions of the biological brain; that once the brain stops functioning, so does counsciousness and therefore the "self." There IS no evidence for ANY mechanism that can explain how counsciousness can exist without a brain despite Adam's twisting of Physics and Chemistry to form his mishappened philosophy. This book only adds more fuel to the dumbing down of society and demenstrates that lay-folk aren't the only ones who lack critical thinking skills.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Super
The book is an incisive analysis and speculation on the possibilities for all manner of life by the author, Dr. J. Robert Adams, that personality and memory can survive biological mortality. The mechanism for this conjecture is based largely, on physics as the scientists of the 20th century have developed it. Adams work, in order to do this has defined mind and soul from a purely materialist point of view yet results in something that closely approaches the belief structures of many of the world's faiths. The work has quite a bit in commom with the writings of Hammeroff and Penrose, and the books Robot by Professor Hans Moravec, and Physics of Immortality, by Physicist Frank Tipler. Interestingly enough, the work echos some of the philosphy by Philosopher Peter Forrest, in Australia. Adams goes beyond Forrest and provides a susincint possibility for post mortem existence. I like way Dr. Adams focuses on some comparative religions and how his theory compares. Really worth a purchase. Seems like a robust hypothesis.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Ingtriguing, stimulating and easy to read.
Dr. Adams does a superb job of discussing a difficult, although tantalizing, subject, i.e., existence after death. His basic hyptothesis is that our memory is saved. Memory, he proposes, is transferred continuously to a point outside of our physical body where it is preserved. He suggests that this memory receptacal is an unseen world governed by quantum mehancial principles (he spares us the respective equations). His hypotheseis concerns itself not only with memory but with that essential ingredient, consciousness, which is or can be available at the new site of transplanted memory.Dr. Adams is non-dogmatic. He leads his reader along a path that is based on scientific principles and he doesn't seem to violate religious concepts. He speculates a bit, but in a conservative, scientifc way. The reader is encouraged to help solve the riddle. He then goes on with more concepts and suggestions that might prove to be clues.
I enjoyed reading Dr. Adams' "Surviing Death". The book is easy to read and once started is difficult to set aside. Dr. Adams' style of writing is clear and crisp with an appropriate touch of humor here and there. I enthusiastically recommend it.
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