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I enjoyed this one for the back-and-forth between the two authors. They come from very different views and each presents their side in an easy to understand language.
I read this book as part of my research for my latest novel. You might say the novel deals with quantum biology...the intersection where science and spirituality merge and therefore have an impact in the physical world. I was hoping to find more specific insight that would transfer to the book but generally it's opinion using facts and anecdotes as examples or to further their ideas. So although it was a little disappointing in that way, the essays themselves provide a very nice setup for understanding spirituality in the modern world and how science can enhance that perspective...even though the scientist here spends most of his essays denying Chopra's views on divinity rather than really delving into what science might be able to say about that. ( )

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This was an interesting read. As stated on my homepage I am not a writer so any review I write will totally make the book seem like something not worth reading. This is a good book for people to read that do not understand either the science or spirituality.

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Brilliant. I feel so much more enlightened by the way a true scientist thinks and more wary of superstitious nonsense. Given that I once would have been the defender of Deepak's science-suspicion position, I'm glad to have Leonard as a reasonable voice for the superiority of evidence-based thinking. ( )

Spiritualist Deepak Chopra and Cal Tech physicist Leonard Mlodinow have collaborated in this book to discuss some of the hairy issues that lie in the intersection between faith and science. The book is organized as a series of questions, 'Is there design in the Universe?', 'What makes us human?', etc. and alternates between Chopra and Mlodinow in presenting their views. Since the questions have a lot of overlap, I found their arguments repetitive at times. Mlodinow often used the fact that early man believed many superstitions that were eventually dispelled by science and Chopra often used the tactic that if there is no spirituality, then what a bleak world we live in. But in spite of the repetition, the debates were interesting with no clear winner on any of the topics. One thing that I enjoyed and impressed me is the deference and respect these two authors showed each other. Too often when people have different opinions the debate disintegrates into insults and mud slinging (think of our political debates today). In the audio version, each author reads his own arguments. Neither is a captivating narrator, adding a bit of dryness to an already tough topic. ( )