Destination of the Species: The Riddle of Human Existence
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846942632 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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What is one to believe about the ultimates of human existence? What Michael Meacher seeks to do in this book is rather to assess the evidence - the whole range of it - without a predetermined worldview as a premise, and to decide, as objectively as possible, what the evidence on balance points to.
He stood for the leadership of the Labour party in 2007. . Michael Meacher has been Labour Member of Parliament for Oldham West (now Oldham West and Royton) since 1970
An investigation of the meaning of human life Dr. H. A. Jones Destination of the Species: The riddle of human existence, by Michael Meacher, O Books, 2010, 252 ff.This book is an exploration of often mutually exclusive and even contradictory opinions as to the purpose of human existence - explanations offered by religion and humanism, scientific rationalism or ideological belief, divine purpose. This is not a science book! C. M. Stahl Meacher is not a scientist and that is quickly evident as the reader is dragged through one spurious supposition after another. When he is not misusing scientific concepts he often misrepresents their authority. String Theory for instance is a theoretical aspect of physics that has not once been put to a laboratory test. No one inclu. Midwest Book Review said A thoughtful and intriguing read, highly recommended. Purpose to an individual means many things, but what is purpose to the greater picture of it all? "Destination of the Species: The Riddle of Human Existence" is a philosophical discussion of the purpose of human kind in the much more massive picture of the universe. Michael Meacher muses about the universe, and looks for without bias
-- The Most Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Carey of Clifton, former Archbishop of CanterburyMichael Meacher is a man of great courage and imagination, and he sees a pattern in life and tries to bring it out in a way that is both interesting and challenging. -- Keith Ward, Reverend Professor and ex Canon of Christ Church, Oxford . -- Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO, former diplomat and academic, currently Director of the Policy Foresight Programme at the 21st Century School, Oxford UniversityA challenging, informed, and very readable account of how modern science puts ancient philosophical and religious questions in a new light. In this powerful and topical book Michael Meacher examines the post-Darwin arguments for God and the meaning of life,