The Physics of God: How the Deepest Theories of Science Explain Religion and How the Deepest Truths of Religion Explain Science

I was very disappointed in this book. To me, it seems that the authors are selectively presenting scientific information in a way that specifically supports their point of view, when in fact, there are alternate interpretations possible. I realized early on that there was a problem when instead of objectively presenting scientific results, each chapter contained a significant amount of space devoted to quotes from various people. Not very scientific. I do not recommend this book; there are better ones out there.

This book is the best of its kind! My life has long been informed by a longing for both scientific and spiritual understanding. I've been deeply inspired by both the ideas and ideals of the spiritual masters, and the elegant beauty of the physical laws that govern our universe.Still, for me, there has been something of a chasm between the transcendent realities experienced in meditation and the rational understanding I’ve attained on how the universe works. This book has significantly helped to close that gap.Joseph Selbie offers a clear description of the difficult concepts of quantum physics such as nonlocality and entanglement, the need for an intelligent viewer, and the dimensions and branes posited by M-theory. Even more importantly to me, he has penetrated the deeper meaning and significance of these important subjects.Diving deep into the nature of reality, he has revealed an underlying unity that is in alignment with the transcendent ideals of the various religions of the world. Thank you, Mr. Selbie for sharing these lofty thoughts and ideas with the world.

The book explores a topic that has received too little attention from their respective, usually opposing camps: the apparent connection between quantum physics and very broadly-defined notion of spirituality (and, umm, God). Overall, a pretty decent read and a fairly compelling argument surrounding a very complex and controversial subject. But it could have been better. I was a bit put off -- and felt it tended to undermine undermined the thesis -- by the book's constant references to the commonalities of physics and the knowledge of preachings of 'saints, sages and mystics' and the like, as though their thinking was uniform and specific. I also felt it overstated the evidence a bit and sometimes used the complexity of quantum physics to stretch its conclusions farther than a more sophisticated reader would allow. It also relied on supportive quotes from famous scientists about their faith in a higher being without going deeper to explain who those scientists reached their conclusions (beyond a respect for the unknown).That said, the explanation of the quantum world is actually one of the clearest ones I've read because it relies (or rather has to rely, given its target audience -- educated readers with a solid understanding of basic physics -- and its theme) on recognizable analogies to explain and defend its thesis. Most of all, I would certainly love to see the kind of sophisticated discussion -- not really a debate -- that the book laments has not happened because of hubris in the scientific community. Was I convinced by the book? Not completely, mostly because I felt the conclusions it made were just a bit too aggressive for the evidence presented or too obscured among the complexities of the quantum world. But I'm now very eager to hear a face-to-face discussion by some of the scientists (or their living adherents) quoted in the book. That, according to the book, would require some additional good faith (ahem) effort by the scientific community.

I liked it but it was rather short and a bit one sided. Afterwards I realized that according to this book I AM RELIGIOUS!! Ha!!This is the first instance when I read a very detailed and somewhat scientific description of heaven. I was tickled. But the book lacked more substance. It was mostly quotes...

"The Physics of God" examines how the reality that contemporary physics paints relates to the reality that the great religions teach and what this can tell us about our existence. This is a subject that I have always been fascinated with, and this reading presents a level of detail and examination of this topic in a more clear and concise way than any I have previously read. This book is intense, fascinating, glorious, and thought provoking. Highly recommended!

Profound quantum principles clearly explained. I've read several books about quantum physics and this one is probably the best one.

Fascinating - combines proven and well established ideas from the scientific and spiritual universes very convincingly.

Didn't disagree with any of the physics I know and I have been reading physics since the discovery of quarks at SLAC.

This is a very well written book. The author explains complex concepts in a very simple way. He also puts together science and religion in a coherent and interesting way. This is one of the best books about the relationship between quantum physics and religion. I'd like to have seen more content about the information contained in the hologram. In general this is a fantastic book.

Subtle emphasis and biased towards science and its methods.Awareness is not easy and maya is all powerful and does not let go.